Special Education and Certification, M.Ed.

Applicants are required to present evidence of previous successful experience working with people with disabilities. A maximum of nine graduate credits in special education from an accredited institution may be accepted when non-matriculate students apply to the Special Education Program. Each student is required to have a program-planning sheet approved by their advisor on file. Students select from one of four concentration areas to earn the MEd in Special Education.

The Department offers the following concentrations in Special Education:

Comprehensive Certification (PK-12)
Emotional and Behavioral Disorders
Learning Disabilities
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Requirements (39 crs.)

Prerequisites (Introduction to Exceptionalities, Assessment, Inclusion and English Language Learners) must be taken if transcripts do not show evidence of prior completion.

Note:

This program will include a sixteen-week student teaching experience.

Special Education Supervisor

For information concerning the post-master’s program leading to Pennsylvania certification as a Special Education Supervisor, refer to Supervisory Certification Programs .