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Special Education MS Program
The Special Education MS Program prepares special educators to provide collaborative leadership to foster moral development and improve learning and social competence of children with exceptionalities and/or challenging behaviors.
Program Design
The program is innovative for faculty and students in both special education and school psychology. To prepare special educators to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams in their schools, the master's program models cooperative teaming and teaching with professionals in related disciplines.
The program serves currently employed special educators in cohorts of up to 15 students. These groups are expected to complete a set program of study together, which includes 30 semester hours of coursework and 6 hours of thesis credit. Students should be able to complete the program in two years, enrolling in one or two classes per semester or term. New cohorts are admitted every two years.
Admission Requirements
Applications for the program must complete the following requirements:
- Meet the entrance requirements and complete the admissions procedures of BYU Graduate Studies
- Provide evidence of special education licensure or be concurrently enrolled in a special education licensure program under special circumstances (e.g., international students)
- Provide evidence of successful experience as a contracted, licensed special education teacher for a minimum of two years (preferred, but not required)
- Have a grade point average of at least 3.0 for the last 60 semester hours of university coursework
- Submit scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or Miller’s Analogy Test (MAT)
- Participate in an interview with graduate faculty