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Department of Special Education & Educational Leadership

Special Education

Our programs are designed for those who have a passion for teaching young children with special needs and want to focus on the subject in a specialized way. 

Educational Leadership

Thriving schools have strong leaders. In school leadership positions, you can impact the overall experience students have while learning. You’ll get to integrate big-picture thinking with nuts and bolts school reforms and decision-making.

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Overview of Special Education

Our programs are designed for those who have a passion for teaching young children with special needs and want to focus on the subject in a specialized way.   

We offer a Student with Disabilities degree program that prepares highly qualified early childhood and childhood education educators of children with special needs. Students also have the option of adding coursework for general classroom certification in Early Childhood Education. 

Once graduating students are qualified to become special education teachers at the elementary or preschool levels.  

Educational Leadership

Overview of Educational Leadership

Our educational leadership programs prepare students with the knowledge, skills and professional dispositions needed to lead successful schools, and provide effective support to teachers and students.  

You will work with faculty and practicing school leaders in a partnership that includes a rich variety of coursework in educational policy, leadership and administration as well as a clinical practice component that prepares you to meet current school challenges as an educational leader.  

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