MA Special Education at University of Alabama

Programme overview

Special education graduate programs are designed to bring improvements to the educational services accorded to exceptional children. Courses of study leading to the Master of Arts (MA) degree and Class A professional educator certification in the education of exceptional children are listed below: Additionally, an Overseas master's degree program in Special Education is available to overseas students. The Overseas Program does not lead to professional licensure or certification.

Faculty: College of Education | Department: Special Education | Duration: 30 credit hours | Study mode: full-time | Location: Tuscaloosa, AL, United States

What you will study

The degree requires 30 credit hours. Courses in the listed curriculum include SPE 500 Intro Exc Childr/Youth, SPE 501 Diag Assess Except Chld Youth, SPE 576 Assessment Young Childrn, SPE 502 Adv Behav Mgt Spec Educt, SPE 581 Psy Gift Tal Chld Yth, SPE 503 Masters Seminar In Spe.

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Application information

Entry requirements

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission an application must be aware of the admission requirements established by the Alabama State Department of Education. See the Admission Criteria section of this catalog for more information. For admission to traditional Class A programs of study in collaborative education or early childhood special education, the appropriate prior certification must be held in a teaching field. For admission to the Class A program of study in severe disabilities, the appropriate prior certification must be held in an appropriate area of special education. Three recommendations are required. (Applicants to a College of Education program that leads to professional certification must submit references from current and former professors and/or supervisory personnel knowledgeable of the applicant's academic and professional capabilities.) Applicants must also meet the fingerprinting requirement for backg

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer (the admissions page lists Spring, and Summer/Fall priority deadlines).

Graduate application fee is $65 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $80 for international students (nonrefundable). Deadlines are set per programme in the Academic Programs Portal; some programmes require a standardized test such as GRE or GMAT.

Apply through the official page: https://graduate.ua.edu/

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