Graduate School: Special Education

Teaching and Learning: Special Education

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Degree offered	Ed.D., M.A., Ed.M.
Faculty working with students	6
Students	10
Graduate students receiving assistantships or scholarships	80%
Test required	TOEFL or IELTS (international students only)
Priority deadline	Fall - January 10

Admission Requirements

Applicants must have an undergraduate degree from an accredited four year institution.
The Department of Teaching and Learning and the Graduate School require a 3.0 or higher cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Calculation of the grade point average is based on the most recent 60 semester hours of graded course work.
A letter of intent
three letters of recommendation
writing samples
Acceptance into the doctoral program partially depends on the availability of a faculty member with expertise in the area of the student’s primary research interest.

Program Description

    The M.A. is designed for students who will potentially enter a doctoral program or who desire to focus on educational research, as opposed to application of educational strategies.
   The Ed.M. allows students to study a variety of education-related areas within structured coursework. A specific set of coursework also can lead to a supporting endorsement in special education.
   Although students enroll in research courses and engage in research endeavors, the emphasis in this degree option is on application of educational research strategies in schools settings.
   The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) prepares graduates for academic positions in research and teaching. The program in special education includes the study of response to intervention across the curriculum, diversity issues, social development and school based prevention practices for students with social and behavioral adjustment problems, universal design, and single subject design in addition to the comprehensive Carnegie core of research courses in quantitative, qualitative and program evaluation research methods.
   The faculty support a strong program of mentorship and encourage doctoral students to work closely with faculty of their choosing in investigating the world of research, knowledge generation and dissemination, pedagogical action and advocacy.

College of Education

Core content courses

Program handbooks, documents & forms

Application information

Contact Information
Graduate Coordinator
Office of Graduate Studies
Cleveland Hall room 252
PO Box 642114
Pullman WA 99164-2114
Telephone: 509-335-9195/335-7016
Fax: 509-335-2097
E-mail: gradstudies@wsu.edu

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