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The Educational Specialist degree in Special Education provides an advanced degree in specialized areas of educational programming for children and youth with exceptionalities. The program meets the needs of post-master's degree students who wish to assume leadership roles in schools and agencies that provide special education and related services to children, youth and adults who have disabilities.
The Ed.S. degree is designed for the accomplished, experienced practitioner with specific professional aspirations. The program is not designed for those who wish to pursue a research emphasis as a prelude to doctoral study.
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at 抖M女仆's website for professional licensure disclosure.
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
International applicants who do not meet the above test scores will not be considered for admission.
Graduates of the program will be able to:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements | ||
Program Elective 1 | 3 | |
Statistics and Research Design Elective, choose from the following: 1 | 3 | |
RMS 75510 | STATISTICS I FOR EDUCATIONAL SERVICES | |
RMS 75610 | CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT | |
RMS 85516 | QUALITATIVE RESEARCH DESIGN | |
SPED 63300 | RESEARCH APPLICATIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
Major Area of Study Electives, choose from the following: 1 | 12 | |
SPED 73030 | PHARMACOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
SPED 73950 | CURRICULUM AND INTERVENTION IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES | |
SPED 73956 | FOUNDATIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES | |
SPED 73957 | ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION OF EARLY CHILDHOOD SERVICES | |
SPED 73996 | INDIVIDUAL INVESTIGATION IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
SPED 74200 | CURRICULUM METHODS FOR TRANSITION PLANNING AND COLLABORATION | |
SPED 80002 | ANALYSIS OF THE LITERATURE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
SPED 80005 | EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATIONS IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
SPED 83201 | CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
Minor Area of Study Electives, choose from the following: 1 | 12 | |
CES 78011 | FOUNDATIONS OF SCHOOL COUNSELING | |
CES 77531 | COUNSELING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES | |
CES 78182 | CAREER COUNSELING | |
EDLE 76542 | PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES OF SUPERVISION AND SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
EPSY 75520 | CHILD AND ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT | |
EPSY 75524 | LEARNING THEORIES | |
RMS 78807 | PROGRAM EVALUATION | |
SPED 73204 | LEGAL AND POLICY FOUNDATIONS OF SPECIAL EDUCATION | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 30 |
All electives, including additional coursework, must be approved by the student's Ed.S. degree committee.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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- | 3.000 |
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