MA in Special Education with Learning Disabilities Endorsement (K-12)

Admission Requirements

The requirements for admission to graduate study in Special Education are a 3.0 average and fulfillment of requirements for a state teaching certificate, or a background of education and experience satisfactory to the department. Applicants for programs in Special Education will be required to give evidence of their ability to pursue a professional career in the area chosen for study by submitting three letters of recommendation.

Learning Disabilities

Degree Requirements

The following 46 semester hours of course work comprise the program:

EDU 5000 Methods of Educational Research 3 cr.
EDU 5130 Principles of Learning, Development & Adjustment 3 cr.
EDU 5260 Collaboration & Consultation in Education 3 cr.
EDU 5810 Multicultural Issues in Education 3 cr.
EDU 6000 Computer Uses in Education 3 cr.
EDU 6310 School & Classroom Management 3 cr.
SED 5120 Special Education in the Secondary Schools 3 cr.
SED 5600 Exceptional Persons 3 cr.
SED 5630 Identification & Assessment in Special Education 3 cr.
SED 5670 Strategies for Teaching Mathematics & Language Arts to the Learning Disabled 3 cr.
SED 5710 Learning Disabilities3 cr.
SED 5760 Educating the Learning Disabled 3 cr.
SED 5850 Educating Diverse & Special Populations in the Inclusionary Setting 3 cr.
SED 5870 Seminar in Special Education 3 cr.
SED 5040 Practicum in Special Education: Learning Disabilities . 4 cr.

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Total: 46 credits
A master's research paper is completed in SED 5870.