| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-08-01 | - |
| 2024-11-15 | - |
| 2024-05-01 | - |
| 2024-06-30 | - |
Program Overview
The Master's in Special Education prepares educators for initial teaching certification and/or educational diagnostician certification. The program combines theory and pedagogy from English learner education and special education, providing advanced expertise in culturally and linguistically responsive special education services for students with both high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities. Students gain knowledge in assessing needs, fostering learning, and developing behavior intervention plans. Additionally, opportunities are available to earn Educational Diagnostician Certification and a Low-Incidence Disabilities Transcripted Certificate.
Program Outline
Members of this program gain advanced expertise in culturally and linguistically responsive special education services to students with both high-incidence and low-incidence disabilities. Theory and pedagogy from English learner education and special education are combined.
Careers:
The program prepares students to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of individuals with disabilities
- Evaluate the needs of individuals with disabilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of fostering learning and development for individuals with disabilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of foundations of special education and professional roles and responsibilities of the special education educator
- Develop a behavior intervention/change plan
Other:
In conjunction with the Special Education Master's Degree, opportunities are available to earn additional credentials:
- Educational Diagnostician Certification: Educational diagnosticians are special education professionals who assess and diagnose children with learning difficulties.
- MS in Special Education with Educational Diagnostician Certificate and Low-Incidence Disabilities Transcripted Certificate
- Funding Available: Tuition stipends @ $1,250 per course (15 courses) for up to 4 M.S. in Special Education scholars https://tamucc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0iyMPczfqCZUXAO This program is to provide students with an eclectic program in special education that interfaces theory and pedagogy from both the special education and English learner education fields. To see the full degree plan, view the course catalog.
