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Childhood Special Education, Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders

Overview

Official Name of Program

Childhood Special Education, Learning Disabilities and Behavioral Disorders

Plan Code

CSPE-MSED

Department(s) Sponsoring Program

Career

Graduate

Degree Designation

MSED - Master of Science in Education

HEGIS Code

0808.00

NYSED Program Code

25649 - CSPE-MSED

CIP Code

13.1017

This graduate program (Academic Plan: CSPE-MSED and CSPED-MSED) prepares teacher candidates for effective teaching of students with behavior/mental challenges autism, and learning disabilities. Graduates from the behavior disorders track of the Childhood Special Education program are well prepared to teach in all educational settings, serving in hospitals, clinics, and public, charter, private, and parochial schools. They do so in roles such as collaborative teach teachers (CTT), inclusion support providers (“push in” teachers), head teachers in self-contained classrooms, behavior support personnel, and general education teachers.

The master’s degree in Childhood Special Education: Behavior Disorders offers two programs. Program 1 (Academic Plan: CSPE-MSED) is for those who do not hold NYS certification and leads to dual certification in childhood education and students with disabilities grades 1-6. Program 2 (Academic Plan: CSPED-MSED) is for those who hold NYS certification and leads to single certification in students with disabilities grades 1-

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