Our nationally accredited, 100% online graduate programs in Special Education are designed to equip teachers to provide effective, evidence-based instruction for learners with special educational needs in general education and special education settings.
Graduate students have the opportunity to choose the program (i.e., endorsement area) best suited to their professional and personal needs.
Choose an emphasis:
- General Curriculum: Working with students with disabilities (e.g., learning disability, ADHD, behavior issues) accessing the general curriculum in inclusive, collaborative settings.
- Adapted Curriculum: Working with students with disabilities (e.g., intellectual disability, Autism) with more significant support needs.
- Early Childhood Special Education: Working pre-school age children who are eligible for early-intervention support and services.
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Working with students who are Deaf or hard of hearing.
Whether you are coming to us to meet the requirements of a provisional license, or you want to earn your master’s degree, we can help you achieve your goals through our 100% online program.
Program Highlights
- $570 per credit hour
- $342 per credit hour for active teachers (40% discount)
- Convenient 100% online format
- Progress through courses with many of the same people, allowing you to build professional connections
- Assignments designed for direct application in the field
- Personalized advising with a program faculty member
- Enthusiastic faculty with diverse sets of experiences and skills to provide a well-rounded experience
Sample Course Schedule
The suggested course schedule allows you to meet all SPED-specific requirements for your provisional license in two years. Additional professional studies courses may be required depending on your previous coursework.
| FALL YEAR 1 | SPRING YEAR 1 | SUMMER YEAR 1 |
| General Curriculum SPED 601 SPED 606 |
General Curriculum SPED 616 SPED 645 |
General Curriculum SPED 635 |
| Adapted Curriculum SPED 601 SPED 665 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 616 SPED 605 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 635 |
| Early Childhood SPED SPED 651 SPED 662 |
Early Childhood SPED SPED 620 SPED 653 |
Early Childhood SPED No class |
| Deaf and Hard of Hearing SPED 601 EDHH 601 |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing EDHH 602 SPED 620 SPED 616 |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing EDHH 600 |
| FALL YEAR 2 | SPRING YEAR 2 | SUMMER YEAR 2 |
| General Curriculum SPED 625A SPED 625 |
General Curriculum SPED 620 SPED 675 |
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| Adapted Curriculum SPED 625A SPED 666 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 620 SPED 675 |
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| Early Childhood SPED SPED 625B SPED 601 |
Early Childhood SPED SPED 660 EDHD 675 |
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| Deaf and Hard of Hearing SPED 625 SPED 670 |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing EDHH 675 SPED 681 |
Deaf and Hard of Hearing EDHH 603 |
MEd Special Education
- Get your Master’s Degree. Our 33-hour programs will equip you to meet the diverse needs of your students.
- Earn up to $80,000 more over a 25-year career by completing your master’s degree
- Get your master’s with only two more courses (SPED 670, SPED 681) from the sequence listed above
Upon the successful completion of our state-approved program, you may apply for your teaching license in another state through reciprocity, which may or may not result in additional requirements based on your state’s Department of Education regulations.
Faculty Contact
Lucinda Spaulding, PhD
Professor of Special Education
Director of Graduate Special Education Programs
