Admission to Special Education Graduate Programs
Out of State Applicants. We welcome out of applications for our graduate programs. However, it is responsibility of out-of-state applicants to check with your state’s department of education to determine if the license or endorsement requirements of your state are met through the program of study. If you are a potential out of state candidate, please contact the program coordinator directly.
State Department of Education Contacts. The site below provides the contact information for the Departments of Education in each U.S. state and territory. Contact your state’s department of education for specific licensing requirements for your state.
www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html
Admission Guidelines. Admission into all Special Education Graduate Programs will be selective and competitive. Potential candidates must submit a Graduate School Application to the Graduate School. Some graduate programs may allow candidates to request some course hours be transferred from another institution of higher education and applied to their program. Candidates should contact their advisor to request a transfer of credit hours. The request for transfer with the course syllabi of the completed courses must be submitted to, be reviewed, and approved by their advisor and the Interim Department Chair of Elementary, Literacy, and Special Education.
Advising – Students in all special education graduate programs are required to contact their advisor every semester prior to registration for classes to review program progress. Students should contact their advisor prior to advanced registration for approval of course enrollment.. For early registration information, monitor the Office of the Registrar webpage for information concerning advance registration. The Schedule of Classes is usually updated 2-3 weeks prior to advance registration.
Continuous Enrollment Requirement
College of Education graduate students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment throughout their program of study until achieving program completion. Specifically, College of Education graduate students are expected to be enrolled in at least two of the three semesters in a given calendar year (Spring, Summer, and Fall). If a student must take a time-out, the student is expected to notify his/her home department. If a student fails to register for more than one semester out of three in a given calendar year, he/she may be ineligible for readmission unless granted by the home department.