Special Education and Inclusive Education

Welcome to the Special Education and Inclusive Education website. This site addresses some common issues regarding undergraduate or graduate programs that prepare teachers for dynamic careers as special education and general education teachers. We invite you to navigate through our wide variety of programs in order to determine which degree best fits your future goals. These programs lead to careers that directly make a difference in the lives of children, youth, and families in our community and across nation .

Undergraduate Programs

Whether in high school or transferring from another college, we encourage you to investigate a career in special education-inclusive education. These programs lead to dual certification in New York State as either a special education teacher or a general education teacher.

Today’s teachers face a competitive market with a need for teachers who have dual certification to teach children from diverse backgrounds. In New York, programs are currently organized as leading to certification in either Birth-grade 2 or grades1-6 levels.

For more information on these two undergraduate programs click on the links below.

Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education (Birth-Grade 2)
Special Education and Childhood Education (Grades 1-6)

Graduate Programs

For those already holding certification in a field of education…..
If you already hold a teaching degree from an accredited institution and wish to add special education certification to your certification at the Masters level, then you might be interested in one of the following programs:
Birth-Grade 2 Special Education
Grades 1-6 Special Education
Grades 7-12 Special Education
Professional Special Education
If you already have a masters degree and certification in education and are seeking to add special education certification at a particular level, we also offer a 15 credit certification sequence. Upon graduation, candidates are eligible for certification in New York State in special education at a particular level of education.

For those who do not have teaching certification
Perhaps you have already received a 4-year degree from an accredited college in a field other than education and you are interested in pursuing special education and inclusive education at the graduate level. If so, we have many degree programs that suit your professional goals. Upon graduation, candidates are eligible for certification in New York State in both special and general education at a particular level of education.

To find out more about these programs click on the links below:
Grades 1-6 Special Education and Childhood Education, or
Grades 7-12 Adolescence Education and Special Education Adolescence