Specialization in D/APE offers Master's degree opportunities leading to, and beyond if desired, Minnesota-required licensure in D/APE. Precise course of study is determined, in part, by the degree (MA or MS) student elects to pursue. Beyond specific Human Performance core requirements and requirements of this specialty, student, in consultation with major advisor, may tailor a course of study designed around individual need.
Graduate study leading to Minnesota-required D/APE licensure first requires student to have achieved an undergraduate teaching degree in physical education.
Descriptions of courses listed below are available on the Graduate Bulletins page.
Maximum of 15 hours of D/APE licensure courses can count toward MA/MS degree because over 50% of coursework must be 600-level. If student already has D/APE licensure, D/APE coursework will consist of 600-level courses in D/APE, Special Education, and from other departments.
To receive D/APE Licensure student must pass Praxis II exam in Special Education: Core Skills
At this time, an online master's degree program in Physical Education Pedagogy is in the university curriculum review process. The DAPE teacher licensure courses at the 500-level will continue to be the core of the DAPE graduate program. The elective portion of the DAPE graduate program will be dropped and replaced with the new PEP courses. Adapted physical education concepts will be infused in the new PEP curriculum.
Courses in elective portion of the proposed online program include
The following DAPE graduate courses will not be part of the new program: HP 604: Pediatric Motor Delays: Principles, HP 614: Pediatric Motor Delays: Best Practices, HP 624: Creative arts Therapies for Individuals with Special Needs, HP 634: Consultation and Staff Development in Developmental Adapted Physical Education, HP 654: Current Issues in Developmental Adapted Physical Education, HP 664: Administration in Developmental Adapted Physical Education, and HP: 674: Transition in Developmental Adapted Physical Education.
For further D/APE-specific information contact: Dr. Sherry Folsom-Meek (sherry.folsom-meek@mnsu.edu), Coordinator.