Oct 31, 2025

Undergraduate/Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

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Special Education, Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (All Levels) (Initial Licensure), MEd

Department: Special Education

Learning Outcomes: CEC Standards and Commonwealth of Massachusetts Standards

Admission Requirements

Candidates must meet all graduate admissions office requirements and have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.8
Candidates must submit evidence that they have passed the Communication and Literacy Skills portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure^® (MTEL)
Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work

Program of Study

In consultation with an advisor, appropriate course work and activities must include the following:

Candidates must complete SPED 510 - Teaching Exceptional Children in Schools or an equivalent introductory class in special education
Candidates must complete SPED 509 - Teaching Reading to Learners with Disabilities (or equivalent) prior to enrollment in SPED 524 - Curriculum Development for Learners with Severe Disabilities I
Candidates must submit evidence that they have passed the General Curriculum MTEL^® and the General Curriculum Math Subtest prior to taking SPED 525 - Curriculum Development for Learners with Severe Disabilities II

Required courses (12 credits)

License requirements (21-24 credits)

Exit requirement

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

Total minimum credits: 33*

* On a case-by-case basis, an individual course may be waived to bring the minimum number of credits to 30.