Our graduate programs in Special Education are committed to preparing teachers who provide effective, evidence-based instruction in general education and special education settings using authentic, real-life experiences.
Graduate students have the opportunity to choose the program that is best suited to their professional and personal needs.
Choose an area of specialization
- General Curriculum: Working with students who have disabilities (e.g., learning disability, ADHD, behavior issues) be successful in their general education classrooms.
- Adapted Curriculum: Working with students who have disabilities (e.g., intellectual disability, Autism) with more significant support needs.
- Early Childhood Special Education: Working with students who have developmental delays before they enter kindergarten
Whether you are coming to us to meet the requirements of a provisional license, or you want to get your master’s degree, we can help you achieve your goals.
Teacher License
- $999 for each special education course
- Convenient online format
- Built-in opportunities to connect and collaborate throughout the program
- Personalized advising
Sample Course Schedule
The suggested course schedule allows you to meet all SPED specific requirements for your provisional license in two years. Additional professional studies courses may be required depending on your previous coursework.
| FALL YEAR 1 | SPRING YEAR 1 | SUMMER YEAR 1 |
| General Curriculum SPED 601 SPED 606 |
General Curriculum SPED 616 SPED 645 |
General Curriculum SPED 635 |
| Adapted Curriculum SPED 601 SPED 665 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 616 SPED 605 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 635 |
| Early Childhood SPED SPED 651 SPED 662 |
Early Childhood SPED SPED 620 SPED 653 |
Early Childhood SPED No class |
| FALL YEAR 2 | SPRING YEAR 2 | SUMMER YEAR 2 |
| General Curriculum SPED 625A SPED 625 |
General Curriculum SPED 620 SPED 675 |
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| Adapted Curriculum SPED 625A SPED 666 |
Adapted Curriculum SPED 620 SPED 675 |
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| Early Childhood SPED SPED 625B SPED 601 |
Early Childhood SPED SPED 660 EDHD 675 |
MEd Special Education
- Get your Master’s Degree. Our 33-hour programs will equip you to get the best out of all your students
- Earn up to $80,000 more over a 25 year career by completing your master’s degree
- Get your master’s with only two more courses (SPED 670, SPED 681) from the sequence listed above
What sets us apart?
- Convenience of an online program, with the accessibility and relationships of an in-person program
- Affordable cost for those in the education profession ($999 per course for educators)
- Go through courses with many of the same people, allowing you to build professional connections
- Assignments designed to align with actual teaching experience
- Enthusiastic faculty with diverse set of experiences and skills to provide a well rounded experience
Faculty Contact
Andrew Bruce, Phd
Associate Professor of Special Education
Director of the Master of Education in Special Education Program
434.544.8607
bruce.aa@lynchburg.edu
