The curriculum requires a total of 36-credit hours in a two-year sequence and leads to a Master of Arts in Special Education Endorsement. Each of the course offerings will be designed to maximize individual engagement through relevant, interactive and collaborative instruction. Course objectives and desired outcomes are achieved through learning experiences that promote collegial discourse, collaborative problem solving, reflective practice, and performance-based applications that require participants to apply specific content and competencies in their professional practice.

• The program curriculum and course offerings are uniquely designed to realize this mission. The 36-credit MASE program is comprised of:
• Seven (7) 4-credit courses, each organized around required experiential learning opportunities and related authentic performance tasks; and One (1) two-credit Thesis Seminar course; and
• Capstone Research Project 1 & 2 consisting of three credits each.

Traditional Track- 36 credits

Fall I – 8 Credits

• EDSP 610 - HOME SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY FOR DIVERSE LEARNERS (4 Credits)
• EDSP 615 - LANGUAGE, LITERACY AND LEARNING IN A DIVERSE SETTING (4 Credits)

Spring I – 10 credits

• EDSP 620 - IMPLEMENTATION OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS (FIELD COMPONENT) (4 Credits)
• EDSP 625 - SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMENTING DATA DRIVEN (4 Credits)
• EDSP 705 - THESIS SEMINAR (2 Credits)

Summer I – 4 credits

• EDSP 630 - INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES IN A DIVERSE CLASSROOM (4 Credits)

Fall II – 7 credits

• EDSP 635 - INCLUSION (4 Credits)
• EDSP 720 - CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT I (3 Credits)

Spring II – 7 credits

• EDSP 640 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY (4 Credits)
• EDSP 725 - CAPSTONE RESEARCH PROJECT II (3 Credits)

*Subject to change based on individual advising

4+1 Track Curriculum ›

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