Department of Secondary and Special Education

The Department of Secondary and Special Education offers degree and teacher licensure programs approved by the Ohio Department of Education. All programs are accredited by the Teacher Education Accreditiation Council.

At the undergraduate level, the department awards the Bachelor of Science degree in Special Education. In Secondary Education, the department offers a minor in Professional Education that combines with an appropriate Arts and Science Major leading to a teaching field.

At the graduate level, the Master of Education degree in Special Education and Master of Education degree in Secondary Education are awarded. Concentrations are available in these programs that include Secondary Education (with concentrations available in art, biology, business, chemistry, classics, computer science, English, French, German, history, political science, mathematics, music, health/physical education, Spanish and theology) and Special Education (Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist, Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist, Early Childhood Intervention Specialist, Gifted/Talented Intervention Specialist and endorsements in Early Education of the Handicapped, Gifted Talented, and Transition to Work).

Teacher licensure programs are offered at the undergraduate and graduate levels leading to licensure in Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Integrated Social Studies, Music, Physics, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Visual Art, Modern Languages, Classical Languages, Mild/Moderate Intervention Specialist, Moderate/Intensive Intervention Specialist, Early Childhood Intervention Specialist and Gifted/Talented Intervention Specialist.