Education, Professional Educator: Special Education Concentration, MA/Non-Licensing

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The Professional Educator: Special Education Concentration is for educators who would like to pursue continuing education leading to a master’s degree. The Special Education Concentration allows for a primary focus on Special Education, while also offering courses from across graduate program areas so students can tailor a sequence best suited to individualized goals.

Program Requirements

Students will need to complete the 6-credit Research Core and the 9-credit Social Justice Core. Students will also need to complete 18 credits of additional requirements as indicated below.

Required Research Core

EDU 790 - Intro to Educational Research Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 792 - Research Capstone Project Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Required Social Justice Core

EDU 600 - Diversity in the Classroom Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 630 - Paradigms of ESL/Bilingual Educ Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
EDU 778 - Inclusive School Law Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Additional Requirements

A total of 15 additional credits, to include:

9-12 credits selected from Special Education courses at the EDU 600 level or above
3-6 credits of EDU prefix coursework at the 600 level or above, selected from outside the concentration requirements. To fulfill these 3-6 credits, students may also select from within the 700 level and above Special Education concentration courses, with advisor approval.