Special Education
This program prepares special educators to make positive contributions in the lives of persons with disabilities. The curriculum addresses the complexities of the challenges faced by these persons as well services needed in order to assist them as they strive for independence. Learning experiences are structured so students develop a comprehensive knowledge of the multifaceted nature of special education.
Our 36 -hour program offers:
- Multiple program options (Students in the program select one or more of these areas of study and align their program with specific endorsements.)
- Special education - general curriculum (focusing on students with learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and intellectual disabilities)
- Early childhood special education
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Special education - adapted curriculum (significant disabilities)
- Online options for early childhood special education courses
- Online option for introductory course during summer
- New special education graduate certificates program including
- Young Children with Developmental Disabilities-
- Students with Significant Disabilities
The certificate program in autism spectrum disorders is recognized by the Virginia Autism Council (VAC); partial tuition support from VAC
What Our Graduates Are Saying:
The M.Ed. in special education program exceeded all of my expectations. My professors were exceptional, and I feel blessed to have been a graduate student at Lynchburg College.
- Julia Beyer'06 B.S.,'08 M.Ed., Chatham, N.J. special education teacher
The small classroom settings and the outstanding professors helped me gain confidence to express my ideas and take stands on issues. I learned to care about people, particularly society's disadvantaged, and I decided to devote my career to becoming their advocate.
- Joan Foster'69, '70 M.A.T., '85 M.Ed., chief operating officer, Alliance for Families and Children; Lynchburg's first woman mayor
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"It's an exciting time to be in the field of special education with new research on evidence-based interventions that improve student outcomes. At Lynchburg College we use innovative approaches to prepare our students to make positive contributions in the lives of persons with disabilities."
Dr. Gena Barnhill, assistant professor of education and human development and special education program director |
