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Special EducationMaster of Education

Total Credits

30

Program Graduation Requirements

Courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.
Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
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Other approved upper-division courses on Cultural or Linguistic Diversity

Earn at least 3 credits
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*Students admitted to the program who do not have a background in the field of special education may have to take up to a maximum of six additional credit hours as determined by their graduate advisor.

Fulfill ALL of the following requirements:
Complete ALL of the following Courses:
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Other approved upper-division courses on Cultural or Linguistic Diversity (E.g. SPED 5020)

Earn at least 3 credits
AND
Complete ANY of the following Courses:
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SP ED6132: Field Experience: Mild/Moderate Disabilities

  • Placement is selected/approved by the clinical faculty and program coordinator.

  • Counts for ESL endorsement

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SP ED3200: Student Teaching: Mild/Moderate Disabilities

  • Placement is selected/approved by the clinical faculty and program director.

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Students who hold a valid Utah teaching license in Special Education may not need to complete the following courses. Check with your faculty advisor.

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SP ED6860: take each semester to fulfill ABA Practicum (1, 2, 3, etc.)

SP ED XXXX: Behavioral Theory and Philosophy

SP ED XXXX: Experiential Learning 1 & Experiential Learning 2

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Choose at least 9 additional elective hours.

Selected with Advisor Approval and may include coursework in pedagogy, exercise physiology, therapeutic recreation, special education, recreation therapy

Earn at least 9 credits

Students admitted to the program who do not have a background in the field of special education may have to take up to a maximum of six additional credit hours as determined by their graduate advisor.

Earn at least 5 credits from the following:
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SP ED6700: Student Teaching - Visual Impairments (Birth - 5)

  • May possibly be concurrent with SP ED 6390 and/or SP ED 6400 if all coursework is complete.

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SP ED6390: Student Teaching - Early Intervention

  • May possibly be concurrent with SP ED 6700 if all coursework is complete.

SP ED6400: Student Teaching Preschool

  • May possibly be concurrent with SP ED 6700 if all coursework is complete.

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SP ED6800: Student Teaching - Students Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing (Birth-5)

  • May possibly be concurrent with SP ED 6390 and/or 6400 if all coursework is complete.

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ED PS6312: Reading Methods I - K-6 (Upper Division Communication/Writing Requirement)

  • May be taken after or concurrently with EDU 6314 OR EDU 6316

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Students who hold a valid Utah teaching license in Special Education may not need to complete the following courses. Check with your faculty advisor.

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Other Study Requirements:

Besides the courses above, other study requirements must be completed to earn the M.Ed. degree. 

  • Establish a Supervisory Committee

  • Qualifying Examination

  • Continuous Enrollment

  • Master's Degree Residency Requirement