Lourdes University now Offers a M.Ed. in Special Education
Program meets demand for Special Education Teachers in our
region
Lourdes University President Mary Ann Gawelek, Ed.D., and
College of Social Sciences Dean Terry Keller, Ph.D., have
announced a new graduate program - a Master of Education
degree in Special Education. The program is led by Director
Carolyn Jaksetic, M.Ed. The first cohort is scheduled to
begin Fall 2018.
The M.Ed. in Special Education can be completed in two years
for those seeking the degree with a Mild to Moderate
Intervention Specialist Licensure. For those seeking their
first teaching license, the program can be completed in two
and a half years and allows individuals to obtain an Ohio
K-12 Mild to Moderate Intervention Specialist teaching
credential.
For more information about the M.Ed. in Special Education
program, visit
www.Lourdes.edu/SpecialEd
or contact a Lourdes Graduate Studies Admissions Counselor
at 419-517-8908 or
gradadmit@lourdes.edu.
Intervention Specialists/Special Education Teachers
Intervention Specialists also known as Special Education
Teachers work with a wide-range of student exceptionalities
in all subject matters such as learning, mental, emotional
and physical. The Lourdes program prepares educators to meet
the mild and moderate educational needs of their students
and families.
“The Lourdes University master’s program is distinctive
because it is a holistic collaboration between the Education
and Behavioral Science divisions. The curriculum is
family-centered and promotes shared decision making for
students who require special education. Today, there is an
increased need for qualified intervention specialists caused
by changes in the expansion of services that schools across
the U.S. are required to provide to students with special
needs and their families,” says Dr. Keller. “Lourdes
designed the M.Ed. in Special Education program based on
those needs and requirements.”
Lourdes University began offering a Master of Education
degree in 2002. In addition to the new M.Ed. in Special
Education program, students can choose to pursue a M.Ed. in
Curriculum & Teaching with a concentration in P-12 Reading,
P-12 Reading or Educational Leadership.
Lourdes Division of Education
Lourdes University is accredited by the Higher Learning
Commission and the Ohio Department of Higher Education. The
Lourdes University Teacher Education Initial Licensure
Program in the College of Social Sciences is accredited
under the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC)
Quality Principles through the CAEP Accreditation System,
for a period of seven years, 2015 to 2022. Formed in 2013,
CAEP is the single specialized accreditor for educator
preparation and administers TEAC accreditation.
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