Special Education (M.Ed.)
This fully online option is designed for practicing educators who wish to enrich their competency and lead to endorsement in the field of special education. The *Individualized Area option is also available for non-certified applicants outside the K-12 system.
Prerequisites: Teacher certification as well as a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree.
Basic Courses
| EDUC 501 | Statistics in Research | 4 |
| EDUC 561 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| RELT 566 | Issues in Religion and Culture | 3 |
| SPED 510 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS | 4 |
Special Education Core
| EDUC 515 | TECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION | 3 |
| EDUC 535/SPED 535 | Reading Diagnosis and Remediation | 3 |
| SPED 512 | EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| SPED 513 | CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
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| SPED 514 | ADOLESCENT SPECIAL EDUCATION | 3 |
| SPED 522 | METHODS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS | 3 |
| SPED 530 | PROFESSIONAL SKILLS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | 4 |
| SPED 538 | CONSULTATION, COLLABORATION, AND TRANSITIONS | 3 |
| SPED 539 | TEACHING STUDENTS WITH MODERATE AND SEVERE DISABILITIES | 3 |
| SPED 540 | FUNCTIONAL BEHAVIORAL ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| SPED 593 | Practicum in Special Education | 4 |
Professional Project
| EDUC 581 | PROFESSIONAL PROJECT | 5 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 52 |