The Department of Special
Education offers the following graduate program:
For further program information contact:
Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Vicki McGinley vmcginley@wcupa.edu
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Master's
of Education in Special Education
The Special Education Department offers a program leading to the Master
of Education in Special Education. The program is open to anyone who
has a Level 1 teaching certificate.
Admission Requirements
- Undergraduate degree from an
accredited college or university
- Evidence of Instructional I Certificate - (2 copies)
- Three letters of recommendation
- Application including goal statements
- If GPA is below the required university GPA of 3.0, student must submit satisfactory
GRE or MAT scores at the 50th percentile.
- Admission Interview (only if deemed necessary)
Professional Education courses - 6 credits
Students will select
with the advisor from the following courses:
EDF 510 Educational Foundations
EDP 550 Advanced Educational Psychology
EDT 500 Orientation to Instructional Media
EDF 500 Methods and Materials of Research in Education
Or
EDF 501 Methods and Materials of Research in Elementary
Special Education Core - 21 credits
EDA 541 Foundations
of Special Education
EDA 503 Family Systems in Special Education
EDA 505 Advanced Methods of High Incidence Disabilities
EDA 506 Legal Issues in Special Education
EDA 507 Diversity Within the Context of Disability
EDA 580 Contemporary Issues and Trends
EDA 591 Final Project (3 credits)
Area of Concentration/tracks - 6 credits
Students will
select an area of concentration/track under advisement (2 courses in
each track)
Behavior Management
Communication Disorders
Counselor Education
Educational Research
High Incidence Disability
Inclusion
Instructional Technology
Kinesiology
Literacy
Low Incidence Disability
Math
Music
Psychology
Secondary Education
Transition
Degree Candidacy
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The student must apply to candidacy after the completion of
12 semester hours of work at West Chester University, including EDF 510
and two courses from special education, one of which must be EDA 541.
Grade point averages must be consistent with standards required in graduate
studies at West Chester University (minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0). Admission
to degree candidacy does not guarantee the automatic awarding of a degree
upon completion. Only students in this category are eligible to take
the comprehensive examination.
For further program information contact:
Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Vicki McGinley vmcginley@wcupa.edu
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