MEd Education: Special Education (Online) at University of Nevada, Reno

Programme overview

Our Special Education program has a variety of program options for candidates interested in starting a career in special education, as well as for experienced special education and general education teachers. Each of our suggested programs of study is tied to Nevada licensure requirements. Online options are available for generalists, intellectual disabilities and applied behavior analysis.

Duration: 10 years | Study mode: online | Intake: August 1 (Fall); December 1 (Spring) | Location: Reno, NV, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 33 credits are required. Some emphasis areas offer, and students choose to complete, a six-credit thesis as part of the program, resulting in a program of at least 39 credits.

Career pathways

Successful completion of a culminating comprehensive examination, portfolio, project or a thesis A minimum of 33 credits are required. All degree candidates are required to complete one or more research courses. Some emphasis areas offer, and students choose to complete, a six-credit thesis as part of the program, resulting in a program of at least 39 credits.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Completion of the program application Passing scores in the Praxis Core Academic Skills for Educators in Reading, Writing, and Math or CBEST. If you provide evidence of a Nevada Teaching License without a provision for the basic skills test, have a master's degree in another area for which GRE testing was completed for admission, or have earned an ACT score of 21 or higher or a SAT score of 1100 or higher and completed the exam within 10 years of your projected license application date, you are exempt from this requirement. Statement of professional goals 1-2 page resume Two professional letters of recommendation

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.

Graduate entry terms are Spring, Summer and Fall 2027 for most programmes; several programmes (for example MPH, PhD Public Health, MSW on campus, DPT) accept Fall applicants only.

Graduate application fee is $60 for domestic students and $95 for international students. Applications are submitted by programme through TargetX, GradCAS, BusinessCAS, SOPHAS or EngineeringCAS as listed on the Graduate School apply page.

Apply through the official page: https://www.unr.edu/grad/apply

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