Nov 08, 2024

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Special Education, Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities (PreK-8) (Initial Licensure) for Elementary and Early Childhood Teachers, MEd

Department: Special Education

This program is intended for teachers who hold an elementary or early childhood education initial license and is designed to provide them with:

An initial license as a teacher of students with moderate disabilities, PreK-8, and
A Master of Education in Special Education, which fulfills the course work requirements for professional licensure in elementary or early childhood education

Admission Requirements

Candidates must:

meet all College of Graduate Studies admission requirements;
submit evidence of Massachusetts Elementary or Early Childhood Education Initial Teacher License; and
submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work.

Program Requirements

Candidates must:

complete SPED 202 - Introduction to Special Education (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”; SPED 211 - The Early Childhood Learner with Special Needs (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”; or SPED 510 - Exceptional Children in the Schools (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of “B”; and
complete the appropriate course work listed below, prior to the student teaching experience.

Program of Study

Required courses (16 credits)

Licensure courses (21 credits)

Exit requirement

Successful completion of a comprehensive examination is required. Please see the Graduate Academic Policies section of this catalog for additional information.

Total minimum credits: 37*

* On a case-by-case basis an individual course may be waived to bring the minimum number of credits to 34.