University Catalog 2024-2025

Teaching (MA): Special Education Concentration

Degree Requirements

Core Courses12
Principles of Developing and Interpreting Assessment (2 credit hours)
Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community (3 credit hours)
Organization and Behavioral Management of Inclusive Classrooms (3 credit hours)
Teaching Internship: MAT (4 credit hours)
Concentration Requirements18
Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Teaching Functional and Life Skills to Students with Disabilities
Educational Diagnosis and Prescription for Students with Disabilities
Education of Children with Exceptionalities
Seminar in Special Education Literacy
Spe Ed Seminar in Teaching Numerical Concepts
Total Hours30

Faculty

Full Professors

  • Margaret R. Blanchard
  • Aaron C. Clark
  • Jere Confrey
  • Cathy L. Crossland
  • Krista Dawn Glazewski
  • Karen Hollebrands
  • M. Gail Jones
  • Devin Kearns
  • Hollylynne Stohl Lee
  • John Kelly Lee
  • Soonhye Park

Associate Professors

  • K.C. Busch
  • Sarah Carrier
  • Cesar Delgado
  • Cameron D. Denson
  • Chu-Jen Huang
  • Jessica Hunt
  • Meghan Manfra
  • Angela Wiseman
  • Carl A. Young

Assistant Professors

  • Robin Anderson
  • Sunghwan Byun
  • Marissa Marie Sloan Franzen
  • Michael Andre Jarry-Shore
  • Tamecia Jones
  • Erin Krupa
  • Crystal Lee
  • Paula McAvoy
  • Amato Nocera
  • Jamie Pearson
  • Samantha Marshall Pham
  • Daniela Castellanos Reyes
  • William Reynolds

Practice/Research/Teaching Professors

  • Drinda Elaine Benge
  • Vandna Gill Bindra
  • Sarah Cannon
  • Cyndi Edgington
  • Nolan Edward Fahrer
  • Micha Jennine Jeffries
  • Jill Jones
  • Joanna Greer Koch
  • W. Matt Reynolds
  • Jared Stewart-Ginsburg

Emeritus Faculty

  • Candy M. Beal
  • Valerie Faulkner
  • Ruie J. Pritchard
  • Edward J. Sabornie