Federally
Funded Opportunities
Master's Program: Severe Disabilites
The Department of Special Education at the University of Maryland (UMD)
offers a Master's program to prepare special education teachers to provide
a range of services to students with low incidence or severe disabilities
such as autism, severe mental retardation, deaf-blindness, and / or multiple
disabilities. At UMD, instructional content and professional preparation
are provided to enable graduates to work as a teacher, educational team
leader, and advocate.
Depending on professional goals,
entering students may select one of the following Master's degree options:
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The 36 credit hour Master's degree
(M.A. or M.Ed.) program designed for those who are certified in special
education and wish to specialize in severe disabilities and receive
state certification in severe disabilities. |
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The dual certification program,
45-60 credit hours (depending on prior background), for students who
are not certified in special education but wish to pursue dual special
education and severe disabilities certification concurrently. |
Financial Assistance
Tuition fellowships for 3 credits per session are available
on a competitive basis to qualified part-time students. Awards are made
semester-by-semester. Limited numbers of full-time graduate fellowships
are also available on a competitive basis. These include tuition remission
(up to 24 credits per academic year) and stipends requiring 8-10 hours
of work per week related to individual academic programs.
For more information:
Department of Special Education
University of Maryland
1308 Benjamin Bldg
College Park, MD 20742-1161
(301) 405-6490
FLKohl@umd.edu
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