The Department of Teaching and Leadership offers an online Master of Science degree with a major in Special Education Teaching. Within the program, students will select from two different emphasis areas:
- Adaptive Special Education PreK-12
- Functional and Adaptive Special Education, K-6, 6-12
Applicants must already have a valid teaching license/certificate to be eligible for admission. This program will result in an endorsement matching the emphasis chosen. All program courses will be delivered online. This is a cohort program and courses are to be taken in the designated sequence.
Program Sequence
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Adaptive/Functional Sp. Ed K-6, 6-12 |
Adaptive Sp. Ed PreK-12 Fall SPED 738 Characteristics of Students with Adaptive Learning Needs SPED 745 Behavior Analysis and Management Spring SPED 779 Teaching Elementary Students with Adaptive Learning Needs OR SPED 780 Teaching Secondary Students with Adaptive Learning Needs SPED 761 Practicum 1: Adaptive Learning Needs Summer SPED 822 Seminar in Special Education Law SPED 750 Assessment in Special Education Fall Option I (Thesis Program) TCHL 891 Methods of Research TCHL 890 Research and Thesis OR Option II (Non-Thesis Program) TCHL 891 Methods of Research SPED 876 Teaching Young Students with Adaptive Learning Needs Spring SPED 779 Teaching Elementary Students with Adaptive Learning Needs OR SPED 780 Teaching Secondary Students with Adaptive Learning Needs SPED 864 Practicum II: Adaptive Learning Needs Summer SPED 860 Practicum III: Adaptive Learning Needs SPED 833 Leadership and Collaboration in Special Education |