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SEEC MA Ed

 

M.A. ED. - MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATION - SPECIAL EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD (SEEC)
(Non-Teaching)

30 Semester Hours Minimum 

Options for the MA Ed in Special Education

Admission
To be eligible for clear admission to any of the options of the MAEd in Special Education, applicants must have the following:

  • Minimum undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 overall or on the last 60 hours
  • Minimum combined GRE of 1100 on all three general subtests of the Graduate Records Exam
If clear admission is not met and the student has a minimum GPA of 2.75 and minimum GRE of 1000, the product (GPA x GRE) of at least 3300 will allow
admission.

Students must also meet the general requirements of the Graduate School.

Prerequisites for Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education (IECE)

  • Bachelor's degree in special education or a related discipline from an accredited institution.
  • The following courses or their equivalent are also prerequisite:
    • SED 104 or 575/775
    • SED 260 or SED 360 or SED 522/722
    • SED 341 or 590/790
    • SED 352 or 372 or 576/776
    • SED 518/718
    • SED 375 or SED 574/774 or documented successful work experience with preschool handicapped children approved by the academic advisor
Course Number
Course Title
Credit Hours
 
Professional Core* (9 hours)
EDF 869 Research in Education 3 hours
EPY 816 Tests and Measurements 3 hours
Choose one of the course listed below.
EDF 837
or EDF 839
or EDF 850
or EDF 855
or EMS 830
Comparative Education
or Human Development and Learning
or Educational Sociology
or Foundations of Multicultural Education
or Multicultural Populations and School Curriculum
3 hours
*Graduate students who have completed a graduate course in Research in Education, Tests and measurements, and/or cultural diversity and linguistic differences would select with their advisor a replacement Professional Education course from the list for the Rank II and I Professional Education listing of the courses.
 
IECE Option Courses (15 hours)
      Prerequisite:  SEEC provisional certification
SED 801 Advanced Assessment and Intervention in Early Childhood 3 hours
SED 802 Advanced Early Childhood Intervention Programming 3 hours
SED 810 Special Education Statues, Regulations and Case Law 3 hours
SED 805 Roles of Special Educators 3 hours
SED 886 Seminar in Special Education 3 hours
 
Electives** (9 hours)
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