Special Education - Aurora University

Special Education from Aurora University is a Campus Master Special Education degree that prepares you for a Education career. Special Education is listed as one of the highest need areas for Illinois schools. Local school districts enlisted help in stemming this shortage by asking the College of Education at Aurora University to design and seek state approval for Special Education endorsement and/or certification programs. To this end, three interrelated program strands have been developed. These strands meet the unique needs of the three different types of candidates described below: 1. Those teachers who are already certified and wish to earn a Master's in Special Education that will lead to the Type 10, Learning Behavior Specialist I certification. 2. Those teachers who are already certified and wish to earn only an Endorsement in Special Education . 3. Those individuals who wish to earn a Master's in Special Education with Initial Certification and who qualify as candidates because they have earned an undergraduate degree in a field related to special education and/or have experience in schools. Certification requires teachers to build a knowledge base to identify and intervene with students who exhibit a wide range of disabilities, including learning disabilities, cognitive impairments (mental retardation and traumatic brain injury), autism, social/emotional disabilities, and physical disabilities/other health impaired. Moreover, although the certificate will cover grades K-12, candidates will have a working knowledge of issues and strategies appropriate for the P-21 ages . The coursework is designed to allow the candidate both to evaluate research and conduct action research in the classroom. View more details on Aurora University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Special Education courses.