Special Education, M.Ed.

Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education is a fully online, 30-credit hour program designed to prepare candidates who hold a current teaching certificate to expand their professional knowledge and expertise and strengthen their leadership and advocacy skills for improving the educational and behavioral outcomes of students with diverse needs. Our program is uniquely focused on compassionate, trauma-informed behavior support with core courses in data collection and analysis, functional behavior assessment, and individualized intervention. 

Three areas of concentration are available to candidates within our M.Ed. in Special Education: Dyslexia, Autism, or Applied Behavior Analysis.  

Candidates who choose Dyslexia or Autism concentrations will be eligible to add a Georgia PSC Endorsement in those areas to their teaching certificate.

Our M.Ed. with an Applied Behavior Analysis concentration is designed to meet the coursework and some of the fieldwork* requirements outlined by the Behavior Analysis Certification Board (BACB) for those who may want to seek national certification and a career as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA). 

Courses in our M.Ed. are aligned to the Advanced Preparation Standards from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and 6th edition test content outline from the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB). 

Students are admitted each fall, spring, and summer semester. Many students complete the program in 4 to 5 semesters. Successful completion of this program will result in eligibility for a certificate upgrade of their current Georgia teaching certificate to level 5 (T-5). 

*ABA Note: Candidates will complete two fieldwork practicum experiences within the program. The BACB requires a minimum of 1,500 supervised fieldwork hours in addition to coursework to be eligible to take the BCBA exam. Candidates who do not accrue these hours during the program will be required to do so independently to become eligible for examination.