Program Details
Advance your career while preparing to work with a specific area of the student population, special education, with this online special education degree. This program is designed for educators who already have an initial teaching license in another area such as Early Childhood, Elementary, or Secondary. Graduates will have earned a second teaching license in Special Education.
The curriculum consists of such courses as:
- Introduction to Assessment of Diverse Exceptional Learners
- High Incidence Disabilities in a Diverse Society
- Low Incidence Disabilities in a Diverse Society
- Reading for Elementary Exceptional Learners in a Diverse Society, K-6
- Current Issues in Special Education for Teaching in Culturally Responsive Society
Students completing this special education degree online enjoy a great deal of flexibility. With courses offered 100% online, you can study wherever it is comfortable and convenient without going to campus each day.
% Online
100% OnlineSchool Accreditation & Licensing
New Mexico State University is accredited by:
Higher Learning Commission (HLC)
Program Requirements & Restrictions
Minimum Education
Bachelor DegreeRecommended GPA
2.5 or above (4.0 scale)Application Requirements
Official College Transcript(s), Occupational License, Statement of Purpose/Intent, Resume/CV, Recommendation/Reference Letter(s), Additional Materials May Be Required