Students who want to be certified to teach in special education have two options.
Option 1: Students can choose the five-year program that combines a
Bachelor of Arts in Education (with certification in either Elementary Education
or Elementary and Early Childhood Education) with a Master of Education with
a concentration in Special Education. Students should apply for admission to
this five-year program by Feb. 15 of their junior year. Students who want to
be admitted to the five-year program must
1) obtain admission to the Education Department
2) apply for admission to Graduate Studies
3) maintain a GPA of 3.0 in all Education courses
4) be recommended by two members of the Education Department faculty, and
5) show evidence of personal maturity
Students choosing this option graduate after four years of undergraduate study
with a Bachelor of Arts in Education degree and complete their Special Education
program as a graduate student in their fifth year. Upon completion of the fifth-year
requirements, students graduate with a Master of Education degree with a concentration
in Special Education.
In order to complete this program in five years, students will begin to take
graduate courses during the fourth year of their undergraduate program. Additionally,
they are required to enroll in courses during the summer between the fourth
and fifth years of the program. A total of 124 undergraduate credits and 30
graduate credits are required.
Option 2: Students can choose to complete the regular four-year Bachelor
of Education program with certification in Elementary Education or Elementary
Early Childhood Education and enroll in the Master of Education with a concentration
in Special Education program after graduation.
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