Applicants to the graduate programs in Special Education

must:

• Hold an initial/provisional certificate in general

education in the age/school range of the special

education program to which they apply (Birth–Grade 2;

Grades 1–6; Grade 7 through age 21).

• Have an overall grade-point average (GPA) of 3.0 or

better from their undergraduate studies

• Take the GRE General Test

• Write a well-organized, well-conceptualized essay that

clearly communicates their reasons for pursuing a

degree in special education.

• Provide three letters of recommendation from

professional sources. The letters must demonstrate the

applicant’s superior abilities, qualities, and potential as

a graduate candidate in special education.

• Indicate the nature of their current and past experiences

with people with disabilities.

Additionally, applicants for the MSED in the Adolescent

Special Education Generalist Program must have taken

prerequisite courses as listed in the undergraduate course

distribution that follows:

• English Language Arts: Successful completion (i.e.,

a grade of B or better in each course) of 2 English

courses (6 credits), one must be English Composition.

• Social Sciences: Successful completion (i.e., a grade of

B or better in each course) of 2 Social Sciences courses

(6 credits). At least one of these courses must be a U.S.

history course.

• Math: Successful completion (i.e., a grade of B or

better in each course) of 2 mathematics courses (6

credits). Must include college algebra, geometry, or

comparable courses. Up to 3 credits of statistics can

count toward the math prerequisite.

• Science: Successful completion (i.e., a grade of B or

better in each course) of 2 science courses (6 credits).

Must include Biology, Chemistry or other science

courses; one course must also include an associated

laboratory component.

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Special Education Generalists

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