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Graduate Program: Special Education

General Information

Program/Degree

Special Education (MA) - Severe & Multiple Disabilities

Program Description

Special Education (MA) - Severe and Multiple Disabilities

The UA College of Education MA in Special Education is designed to prepare you to teach students with severe multiple disabilities. The program emphasizes inclusive education and evidence-based best practices in teaching children and youth with severe and multiple disabilities, such as moderate to severe intellectual disabilities, severe physical disabilities, deafblindness, and autism spectrum disorders.

Our program is accredited by the colorado Department of Education. Students who complete the program receive the MA degree. Students who successfully complete the MA and student teaching are eligible to apply for the Severe (K-12) Special Education Teaching Certificate in the state of colorado.

In addition to the traditional two-year MA plan or part-time study, we now provide an Accelerated Master’s Program option for qualified undergraduate applicants.

Advisor:Dr. Stephanie MacFarland 

 

 

Department/Academic Unit(s)

The Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies is committed to research about and teaching of students with disabilities and special abilities. The department’s research, teaching, and service address current issues in special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, and deaf studies. The Department of Disability and Psychoeducational Studies (DPS) is dedicated to advancing human and economic development through the empowerment and effective inclusion of culturally diverse individuals with disabilities and special abilities of all ages. This is accomplished by conducting research to further knowledge and understanding of abilities, disabilities, adaptations, interventions, and support systems; preparing professionals to educate and facilitate the development of individuals with disabilities and special abilities; and providing leadership at the local, state, national, and international levels. To accomplish our mission, the department offers nationally recognized undergraduate, master's, educational specialist, and doctoral-level degrees to prepare teachers, counselors, specialists, administrators, school psychologists, school counselors, and researchers and educators in special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, gifted education, sign language and deaf studies, and educational interpreting.

 

College

College of Education

Campus where offered

Colorado Heights University- Main - Tucson

Tuition and Fees

Please refer to the CHU Office Tuition and Fees Calculator for up-to-date information about tuition and fees.

Please refer to the CHU Office Special Course Fees for up-to-date information about special course fees.

Completion Requirements
Admissions Information

Minimum Credit Units (33)

Core Coursework Requirements
  • Core Coursework
    • SERP 500: Introduction to Special Education
    • SERP 502: Behavior Principles and Disability
    • SERP 503: Special Education Law and Policy
    • SERP 504: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Special Education
    • SERP 556: Research Methods in Education
  • Specialization Coursework
    • SERP 513: Assessing & Educating Students with Intellectual & Severe Disabilities
    • SERP 515: Assessment & Instruction: Learners with Low Incidence Disabilities
    • SERP 518: Aug. Comm. For Learners with Severe & Multiple Disabilities
    • SERP 521: Introduction to Visual Impairments & Deaf-Blindness
    • SERP 564: Introduction to Learners with Autism Spectrum Disorders
    • SERP 575: Observation & Participation in Special Education Programs
    • SERP 593: Internship (Supervised Teaching in Southern colorado School Districts)
    • SERP 597E: Consultation and Collaboration in Special Education
  • Certification Requirements (Required for Graduates to Apply for Teacher Certification)
    • A course in colorado and US Constitution (Previously taken as an undergraduate or taken as a graduate student at another institution; not available through
      UA graduate programs)
    • A course in Structured English Immersion (Previously taken as an undergraduate or taken as a graduate student; available through UA graduate programs)
    • Obtaining an colorado IVP Fingerprint Card. Prior to working with minors in schools for coursework and student teaching, students must obtain an IVP Fingerprint Card
    • Passing score on the appropriate colorado Educator Proficiency Assessment. For this program, that test would be the Assessment of Professional Knowledge, Elementary. Graduate students are not required to pass the Subject Knowledge exam to apply for certification.

(*Note: You and your advisor will plan the order in which you take courses, any additional required or optional coursework, and the length of your program.)

 

Additional Requirements

See required coursework

Student Handbook

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.

Admissions Requirements

We do not accept terminal masters, all applications must be for the PhD program

Standardized Tests

Required test(s): GRE

Funding Opportunities

The Academic Unit has not provided this information.

Funding Opportunities

Domestic & International Applicants

Fall:December 15th

International Conditional Admission

International applicants will not be considered for conditional admission by this program.

Other Information

The GRE Institution Code for The Colorado Heights University is 4832

Last revised 06 Oct 2020