Special Education M.Ed.—with Concentration in Urban Multicultural Special Education

Admission Requirements

1. A completed application form accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee.
2. Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.
3. A bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (G.P.A.) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in all undergraduate course work.
4. Three Candidate Reference Forms accompanied by three letters of recommendation.
5. A Performance-Based Evaluation.
6. An essay describing the candidate’s commitment to culturally and linguistically diverse students, collaboration, advocacy, and lifelong learning.
7. An M.Ed in Urban Multicultural Special Education requires Rhode Island certification in Early Childhood, Elementary or Secondary and Special Education.
8. An interview may be required.
9. Undergraduate students who matriculate in the Special Education B.S. program at Rhode Island College can apply for conditional admission to the Urban Multicultural Special Education M.Ed. program after completing 60 undergraduate credits. Students remaining in good standing and continuing to meet admission requirements upon completion of the undergraduate degree are changed to full admission to the M.Ed. program. Application requirements remain the same as the Urban Multicultural Special Education M.Ed. admission requirements. Students under the B.S/M.Ed. admission must complete the SPED B.S. program ESL endorsement courses prior to starting graduate level coursework.

Course Requirements

Foundations Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SPED 534	Involvement of Parents and Families Who Have Children with Disabilities	3	Fall, Spring.
SPED 648	Interpreting and Developing Research in Special Education	3	Fall.

OR A RESEARCH COURSE (with advisor consent)

Professional Education Component

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SPED 451	Teaching Culturally/Linguistically Diverse Students with Exceptionality	3	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
SPED 551	Introduction to Multicultural Special Education	3	Summer (annually).
SPED 552	Dual Language Acquisitions and Intervention	3	Annually.
SPED 453	Content-Based ESL Instruction for Exceptional Students	3	Fall, Spring
	-And-
SPED 454	Practicum in Teaching Content-Based ESL Instruction	1	Fall, Spring.
	-Or-
SPED 553	Content-Based ESL Instruction for Exceptional Students	3	Annually.
SPED 554	Linguistics and Curriculum for Exceptional Bilinguals	3	Annually.
SPED 555	Literacy for Emergent Bilinguals with Exceptionalities	4	Annually.
SPED 557	Assessing Emergent Bilinguals with Disabilities	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 654	Internship in Urban Multicultural Special Education	3	Fall, Spring, Summer.
SPED 655	Capstone Study in Urban/Multicultural Special Education	2	Fall, Spring, Summer.

Candidates seeking ESL certification in Rhode Island must complete the professional education courses and the TESOL Praxis Exam (5362).

Comprehensive Assessment

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
CA	Capstone Portfolio	0	Fall, Spring.

Total Credit Hours: 30-31