Counseling & Special Education

Master of Science in Education in Special Education

Special Educator Option

The Special Educator option is appropriate for the graduate student who currently holds a certificate other than Special Education but desires to earn an endorsement in K-12 Special Education and commence course work for the MSE in Special Education. (Twenty-four credit hours in the Special Educator option will apply toward the endorsement in Special Education. These credits or the MSE in Special Education alone do not provide full endorsement.)

The degree includes 36-40 credit hours dependent upon choice of option. Both options require that two-thirds (2/3) of the course work be completed at the 600 level. The MSE in Special Education is based on the guidelines of the Council for Exceptional Children.

Selected Professional Education Core Courses
EDU 603 Professional Seminar (optional) (1)
EDU 626 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
EDU 650 Research Design (3)
EDU 658 Fund of Curr Development K-12 (3)

Special Education
SPD 530 Behav Intervent/LRE *(3)
SPD 552 Consult/Collab Prac/Except Lrners* (3)
SPD 572 Iden of Mild/Moderate Disabilities (3)
SPD 608 Survey of Exceptionalities (3)
SPD 611 Org & Admin of Special Education (3)

SPD 667 Multi Aspects/Curr Plan/Ex. Lrners (3)

Direct Experience
SPD 661 Clinical Applications * (6)

Research
SPD 663 Applied Research (3)
SPD 699 Thesis (3)
*Apply toward the endorsement in Special Education.
PED 507 and SPD 502 must be taken for the endorsement requirements.