Special Education (M.S.Ed.)

Indiana University
Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.)

College of Education and Public Policy
Jane Leatherman, Graduate Program Director
260-481-5742 or 260-481-4146 ~ ipfw.edu/educ ~ Neff Hall 250

This 36-credit graduate MS program will allow the teacher candidate to obtain an Exceptional Needs-Mild Intervention teaching license. Teacher candidates are eligible to complete the coursework if they hold a current teaching license. This license qualifies a teacher to teach students as having Mild Intellectual Disability, Moderate Intellectual Disability, Learning Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and Emotional Disabilities. Graduates of this 36-credit hour MS program will become eligible for Indiana certification in Exceptional Needs-Mild.

Program Requirements

EDUC K505 - Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students Cr. 3.
EDUC K525 - Survey of Mild Handicaps Cr. 3.
EDUC K535 - Assessment and Remediation of the Mildly Handicapped Cr. 3.
EDUC M501 - Field Experience/Service Learning for Diversity Cr. 0
EDUC K536 - Assessment and Remediation of the Mildly Handicapped II Cr. 3.
EDUC M501 - Field Experience/Service Learning for Diversity Cr. 0
EDUC K553 - Classroom Management & Behavior Support Cr. 3.
EDUC K541 - Transition Across the Life Span Cr. 3.
EDUC K565 - Collaboration & Service Delivery Cr. 3.
EDUC K595 - Practicum in Special Education Cr. 1-6. (Credits: 3)
EDUC K500 - Thesis and Special Projects (Part I) Cr. 3
EDUC P501 - Statistical Method Applied to Education Cr. 3.
EDUC P503 - Introduction to Research Cr. 3.
EDUC K599 - Master’s Thesis in Special Education Cr. 3. (Part II)
or
EDUC K500 Special Projects in Special Education (Part II) Cr. 3

Total (36 Credits)

Notes:

It is recommended that students take EDUC P503 and EDUC K505 as the first courses in their program. The last course will be EDUC K599 or EDUC K500 Special Projects in Special Education (Part II).
At least 21 of the 36 total credits toward the MS Ed. must be completed at IPFW.

Required for graduation: all teachers must complete all courses above and pass the following Praxis II exam: Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications (0543)

Or the Pearson Indiana CORE Assessments for Educator Licensure exams: Exceptional Needs-Mild Intervention (P-12) (025) and Exceptional Needs-Mild Intervention Reading Instruction (5-12) (064)