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University of Minnesota Twin Cities · Department of Educational Psychology

Bachelor of Science in Special Education and ECSE Licensure

Bachelor'sBSBachelor of Science

Overview

A 120-credit bachelor's from the College of Education and Human Development that prepares students for an initial teaching license in early childhood special education (birth through age six), with required field experiences in the student's community each semester.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Special Education and ECSE Licensure
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
University
University of Minnesota Twin Cities — Department of Educational Psychology
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Administering location
Minneapolis, MNWhere the university or its administering campus is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Subject
Required credits
120 credits
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Online bachelor's listed by UMN Online for the Twin Cities campus with no on-campus component; includes required local field experiences.

Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

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Online format and attendance

“Online” is not one format. Delivery, campus visits, practical placements and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the university states it.
Academic delivery
Online coursework + local placementCoursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.Coursework is online; a clinical placement, practicum, internship, fieldwork or student teaching is completed in person, usually near the student.
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Campus visits
No mandatory campus visits
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Practical placement
Practical placement required
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

In-person and practical requirements as published

  • Fieldwork Required

    Field experiences with infants, toddlers and preschoolers at a program or school in the student's community each semester.

    each semester · Student's community

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2 — GPA 2.0 (2.75 recommended)
Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

  • Priority deadline

    November 1 · for Spring

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    December 1 · for Spring

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Priority deadline

    May 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

  • Application deadline

    June 1 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
    Year not printed

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
In-state — Resident$8,372per semesterSource: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
Out-of-state — Non-resident$20,390per semesterSource: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Scholarships and financial aid

Awards published by the university for this program or for online students at this level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; financial aid availability does not make a program “fully funded”. Scholarships & funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation, authorization and licensure

Three separate questions: is the university accredited, can it enroll students from your state online, and does the program meet licensure requirements where you live?

Institutional accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

State authorization

  • The University of Minnesota participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA). Official pageSource: odl.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Professional licensure

  • Program prepares students for an initial teaching license in ECSE. Non-Minnesota residents in online programs leading to licensure are advised to check with their state licensing board. State-by-state disclosureSource: online.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026
  • If you are not a resident of Minnesota and you are taking an online course leading to professional licensure, check with the appropriate licensing board in your state State-by-state disclosureSource: onestop.umn.edu · verified October 10, 2026

Accreditation and state authorization do not establish that a program meets licensure requirements in your state.

International applicants

Not verified for this online program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 10, 2026.
  1. odl.umn.edu/developing-programs/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  2. onestop.umn.edu/terms-and-conditions/consumer-information — Official program page, verified October 10, 2026
  3. online.umn.edu/bachelor-science-special-education-and-ecse-licensure — Official disclosure page, verified October 10, 2026
  4. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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