Department of Special Education

Program Requirements

• Autism Education CGS Requirements
• Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education Dual Certification CGS Requirements
• Elementary or Secondary Special Education CGS Requirements
• Severe Intellectual Disabilities CGS Requirements
• Special Education MED Requirements, with Concentrations: Early Childhood Special Education, Elementary or Secondary Special Education, Exceptional Learning Needs, Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Urban Multicultural Special Education
• Transition for Youth with Exceptionalities CGS Requirements

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Joint Programs

These programs are run jointly with the Department of Elementary Education and focus on special education:

• Elementary Education BS Requirements, with Concentrations: Mild to Moderate Disabilities, Severe Intellectual Disabilities, Mild to Moderate and Severe Intellectual Disabilities
• Elementary Education BS-to-Special Education MED (an early admission option into the Special Education MED)

How We Market These Special Education and Joint Programs

See how we speak to prospective students about the Autism Education certificate, Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education Dual Certification, Elementary or Secondary Special Education certificate, Severe Intellectual Disabilities certificate, Special Education MED, Transition for Youth with Exceptionalities certificate, Elementary Education BS, and Elementary Education BS to Special Education MED programs.