Special Education Programs
The Department offers Bachelor's, Master's, Specialists, or Doctoral degrees and coursework in the following areas:
The Department also offers the following degree options
- Masters of Education with an emphasis in Learning and Instruction
- Teaching Fellow Program in Special Education
- On-line master degrees in Gifted Education and Early Childhood Special Education
Bachelor of Science
The educator preparation cross-categorical program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Education and Missouri K-12 Cross-Categorical certification. Students who graduate from this program will be prepared for direct roles with students, eg., classroom teacher, resource teacher, class within a class teacher.
Masters
The Department of Special Education offers several unique Master Degree Programs. Each Master Degree Program is in accordance with
Graduate School policies and follows the
Masters Student Handbook.
Doctoral
The department of Special Education supports numerous emphasis areas at the Doctoral level. Currently these include: Autism, Behavioral Disorders, Early Childhood Special Education, and Learning Disabilities. Specific doctoral programs are developed individually with each student in adherence with the
Graduate School policies and the Department of Special Education
Doctoral Student Handbook.
