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Special Education

Bachelor of Science
Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education
Birth–Grade 2, Initial Certification

Prepare to teach young children at different developmental stages and with varying capacities and needs through course work and field experiences.

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Bachelor of Science
Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education
Grades 1–6, Initial Certification

Gain hands-on experience student teaching in schools and collaborating with families to teach children with varying capacities and needs.

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Master of Arts in Teaching
Teaching Students with Disabilities: Transformational Teaching
Grades 7–12, Initial Certification

Get the in-demand skills you need to become a secondary school educator for students with disabilities and other learning challenges. Graduates are eligible for initial certification.

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Master of Arts in Teaching
Teaching Students with Disabilities and Computer Science: Transformational Teaching
Grades 7–12, Initial Certification

Become a skilled educator for students with disabilities in grades 7–12 and also prepare to teach computer science in all grades in this initial certification program. Generous grants available!

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Master of Arts in Teaching
Secondary Education: Teacher Residency
Initial Certification

In one year, you’ll earn your master of arts in teaching (MAT) through an immersive teacher residency experience paired with technology-enhanced course work.

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Master of Arts
Early Childhood Education and Special Education
Birth–Grade 2, Initial Certification

Learn to teach children of all ability levels during their youngest years, becoming eligible for early childhood special education certification, birth–grade 2.

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Master of Arts
Early Childhood Special Education
Birth–Grade 2, Professional Certification

Teach children of all ability levels during their earliest years as you undertake extensive study of their development in multiple contexts.

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Master of Arts
Childhood Education and Childhood Special Education
Grades 1–6, Initial Certification

Learn to educate children at all learning levels and become eligible for initial teaching certification in general and special education for grades 1–6.

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Master of Arts
Childhood Special Education
Grades 1–6, Professional Certification

Expand your teaching skills through pedagogy and fieldwork and prepare to earn professional certification to work with students with or without disabilities.

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Master of Arts
Teaching Social Studies and Students with Disabilities
Initial Certification

Develop the skills to teach a range of diverse students in social studies and history as you gain a dual certification in Social Studies and Special Education.

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Master of Arts
Teaching English and Teaching Students with Disabilities
Grades 7–12, Initial Certification

Explore deep English content knowledge and pedagogical methods that address the needs of students with disabilities and other learning challenges.

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Doctor of Philosophy
Teaching and Learning

Become a first-rate scholar and practitioner in a focus area of your choosing, including literacy education, mathematics education, special education, and more.

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Minor
Teacher Education

Explore a career as a classroom teacher or in fields such as psychology, advocacy, or social work through the study of education and human development in this undergraduate minor.

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