About the Program ◊ Degrees Offered

Master of Arts (M.A.)
Master of Education (Ed.M.)
Doctor of Education (Ed.D.)
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)

Administration of Special Education Programs
(Code: SEAD)
Program Coordinator: Professor Dennis Mithaug
Degree Offered: Ed.D.

Applied Behavior Analysis
Program Coordinator: Professor R. Douglas Greer

Applied Behavior Analysis- Initial Dual Certification
(Birth to Grade 6) (ABAS-DUAL)
Degrees Offered: M.A.

Applied Behavior Analysis (ABAS)
Degrees Offered: Ed.D., Ph.D.

Blindness and Visual Impairment
Program Coordinator: Dr. Peg Cummins

Blindness and Visual Impairment-Initial Certification(BVIM-INIT)
Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.M.

Blindness and Visual Impairment/Adolescence Education-Initial Dual Certification(BVAI-DUAL)
Blindness and Visual Impairment/Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(BVCI-DUAL)
Blindness and Visual Impairment/Early Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(BVEI-DUAL)
Degrees Offered: Ed.M.

Blindness and Visual Impairment(BVIM)
Degrees Offered: Ed.D.

Cross-Categorical Studies
(Code: SECC)
Program Coordinator: Professor Dennis Mithaug
Degree Offered: Ed.D.

Deaf and Hard of Hearing

Hearing Impairment(DHEA)

Degrees Offered: M.A., Ed.D.

Hearing Impairment-Initial Certification(DHEA-INIT)
Hearing Impairment/Early Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(DHEI-DUAL)
Hearing Impairment/Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(DHCI-DUAL)
Hearing Impairment and Reading Specialist-Initial Dual Certification(DHRII-DUAL)
Hearing Impairment/Adolescence Education-Initial Dual Certification(DHAI-DUAL)
Degrees Offered: Ed.M.

Guidance and Habilitation
(Code: HABL)
Program Coordinator: Professor Linda Hickson
Degree Offered: M.A.

Instructional Practice in Special Education
(Code: INST)
Program Coordinators: All faculty
Degree Offered: Ed.M.

Intellectual Disability/Autism and Early Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(ITDE-DUAL)
Degrees Offered: Ed.M.

Intellectual Disability/Autism and Elementary/Childhood Education-Initial Dual Certification(ITDC-DUAL)
Degrees Offered: Ed.M.

Physical Disabilities
(Code: PDIS)
Program Coordinators: Professor Peg Cummins and Professor Robert Kretschmer
Degrees Offered: Ed.D.,* Ph.D.*
*We are currently not accepting applications for Ed.D. degree, but are accepting applications for the Ph.D. level.

Research in Special Education
(Code: SERS)
Program Coordinators: Professors Linda Hickson and R. Douglas Greer
Degree Offered: Ed.D.

Severe or Multiple Disabilities
(Code: MULT-ANOT)
Program Coordinator: Professor Linda Hickson
Degrees Offered: M.A.

Supervision of Special Education
(Code: SUPV)
Program Coordinator: Professor Dennis Mithaug
Degree Offered: Ed.M.