The Department offers Bachelor's, Master's, Specialists, or Doctoral degrees and coursework in the following areas:

Programs	MA	M Ed	EdS	EdD	PhD
Autism
Behavioral Disorders
Cross Categorical
Curriculum Development, learners with disabilities
Early Childhood
Gifted Education
Learning Disabilities

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.

• Description of Special Education Program
• Teacher Development Program
• Program of Study

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.

• Admission Criteria for Masters Program in Special Education 
• Apply Yourself Online

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.

• Admission Criteria for Doctoral Program in Special Education
• Apply Yourself Online