Special Education (Initial)
The Master’s Program in Special Education qualifies the student for Vermont licensure in the following area: Special Educator in Grades K-8 and Grade 7-Age 21. To acquire practical experience across the range of the endorsement, students complete a 60-hour early field experience practicum prior to their 15 week student teaching placement. The program provides students with an understanding of the issues, laws and practices in special education. There is an emphasis on full inclusion, assessment, collaboration, and team teaching.
Specific Admission Requirements
- A prior course in the teaching of reading or GRE512: Developmental Reading
Program Requirements
General Education Core
GED500 Educational Research
GED505 Educational Psychology
GED506 Fundamentals of Education
GED509 Math Concepts and Methods
Area of Concentration
GRE513 Reading Diagnosis and Remediation
GSP503 Behavioral and Learning Characteristics of Students with Special Needs
GSP504 Assessment in Special Education
GSP505 Instruction and Curriculum in Special Education
GSP506 Program Development and Management in Special Education
GSP508 Special Education Law
Application
GSP520A Practicum in Special Education*
GSP520 Student Teaching in Special Education*
*A grade of B or better is required.
Additional Competency: This competency may be met by previous coursework taken to meet the requirements of the undergraduate degree.
Developmental Psychology (covering the lifespan)
