Schedule – Initial / Professional Certification Master’s

Cohort 5 – M.S. in Special Education (K – Grade 12)
Initial/Professional Certification – 36 credits – Spring 2025 Start
Saturday Synchronous Online

Spring 2025

EDUC 513 – Psychology of Teaching and Learning (With 15)
Saturday – February 8; March 1, 8, 15, 22

EDUC 712 – Strategies for Inclusion of Special Learners (With Cohort 14C)
Saturday – March 29; April 5, 12; May 3, 10

 

Summer 2025

EDUC 502 – Foundation of Urban and Multicultural Education (With 15)
Saturday – May 31; June 7, 14, 21, 28

EDUC 506 – Language, Cognitive Development and Cultural Diversity (With 16)
Saturday – July 12, 19, 26; August 2, 9

 

Fall 2025

EDUC 527 – Classroom Management (With SpEd 4)
Saturday – September 6, 13, 20, 27; October 4

EDUC 628 – Assessment and Remediation of Literacy Disabilities (With SpEd 4)
Saturday – October 11, 18, 25; November 1, 8

EDUC 714 – Practicum in Assessment and Instruction of Special Learners (With SpEd 4)
Saturday – November 15, 22, 23; December 6, 13

 

Spring 2026

EDUC 716 – Life Span Special Education: Transition from Birth to Adult
Saturday – January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31

EDUC 760 – Student Teaching in Special Education (With 15)
Saturday – February 7, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 18, 25; May 2, 9

EDUC 602 – Research for Classroom Teachers (With 15)
Saturday – February 7, 28; March 7, 14, 21, 28; April 18, 25; May 2, 9

 

Summer 2026

EDUC 729 – Teaching Across the Content Areas: Pedagogy in Mathematics and Science
Saturday – May 30; June 6, 13, 20, 27

EDUC 728 – Teaching Across the Content Areas: Pedagogy in ELA and Social Studies
Saturday – July 11, 18, 25; August 1, 8