Courses
The online Master of Education in Special Education program requires you to complete 33 credits. You will complete the core and capstone courses and choose an area of emphasis to round out your program of study, which is composed of:
- Prescribed core courses in special education (6 credits)
- Emphasis courses that you choose to provide a greater depth of content knowledge (24 credits)
- Prescribed capstone course to prepare you in the field (3 credits)
Required Courses (6 credits)
Choose an Emphasis Area
Applied Behavior Analysis (24 credits)
Autism (24 credits)
Students who choose this emphasis area will also need to select 9 elective credits at the 500 or 800 level.
Academic and Behavioral Supports (24 credits)
Students who choose this emphasis area will need to select 3 elective credits.
Capstone Course (3 credit)
Course Availability
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