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 500 Methods of Educational Research 3 cr.
EDU 513 Principles of Learning, Development & Adjustment 3 cr.
EDU 526 Collaboration & Consultation in Education 3 cr.
EDU 581 Multicultural Issues in Education 3 cr.
EDU 600 Computer Uses in Education 3 cr.
EDU 631 School & Classroom Management 3 cr.
SED 512 Special Education in the Secondary Schools 3 cr.
SED 560 Exceptional Persons 3 cr.
SED 563 Identification & Assessment in Special Education 3 cr.
SED 567 Strategies for Teaching Mathematics & Language Arts to the Learning Disabled 3 cr.
SED 571 Learning Disabilities3 cr.
SED 576 Educating the Learning Disabled 3 cr.
SED 585 Educating Diverse & Special Populations in the Inclusionary Setting 3 cr.
SED 587 Seminar in Special Education 3 cr.
SED 504 Practicum in Special Education: Learning Disabilities . 4 cr.

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Total: 46 credits
A master's research paper is completed in SED 587.