As of July 1, 2011 the Special Education Department merged with two other departments (Education Leadership, Higher Education and International Education (EDHI) and Counseling and Personnel Services (EDCP) to form the new Department of Counseling, Higher Education and Special Education. The Special Education Program currently offers an undergraduate bachelor degree in special education that is linked to a 1-year master’s and teacher certification degree. We also offer one and two-year master’s certification programs, a master's specialty program, and doctoral degree programs. At the master’s and doctoral levels, students have the opportunity to focus in early childhood, learning disabilities, severe disabilities, behavioral disorders, and secondary and transition. You may continue to use this website to access information about degrees and program areas as the new website is being developed for the new Department. The link for this current website (http://www.education.umd.edu/edsp) will include an automatic forwarding to the new website once the new site is developed.

The EDSP program, Ranked #9 in the most recent U.S. News & World Report survey, welcomes all prospective students and visitors to our website. Students in the EDSP program receive an unparalleled education experience that emphasizes excellence in scholarship and professional practice within a diverse community.

Programs offered:

**Note: The Special Education Undergraduate Minor program is no longer being offered**

Hebeler Endowed Fund Award -- Deadline April 4, 2012 - for special education undergraduates and graduates in EDSP.

*New Master's Degree in Special Education for Teachers and Professional Staff in the DoDDS Germany - Deadline March 1, 2012

TERPVISION - Interview on Study Abroad program in El Salvador with Dr. Paula Beckman

*Funding Opportunities for Master's & Doctoral Programs*

Forms for Graduate Students receiving Grant Funding