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
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.