Overview

Students can choose to earn a Master of Arts in Special Education with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Licensure (36 Credit Hours). Students who are not looking to earn a Master’s degree can obtain an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) licensure without a Master’s degree (30 Credit Hours).

The Master of Arts in Special Education - Autism Spectrum Disorder from Concordia University, St. Paul is designed to prepare highly effective professional, decision-making, and reflective educators who are proficient in foundational knowledge; referral, evaluation, planning, and programming; instructional design, teaching, and ongoing evaluation; collaboration and communication, standards of effective practice; and core special education skills including instructional strategies, social/emotional health, social competence, cultural competence, classroom management and academic competence.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Ethical Issues for Professional Educators of Exceptional Learners

Instructional Strategies: Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Educational Research and Application

Collaborative Teaching in Inclusive Settings

Teaching Students with Linguistic Differences or Difficulties

Fundamentals: Autism Spectrum Disorders

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-17 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Saint Paul, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Online Application: Create an account and submit our online application. Once submitted, you can follow your application process through the application portal.

Official College Transcripts: Submit official transcripts from an accreditor that is recognized by the US Department of Education stating the conferral of the Bachelor’s degree or higher with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 based on a 4.0 system.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

9450 USD / year

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Out-of-State

9450 USD / year

≈ 9450 USD / year
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In-State

9450 USD / year

≈ 9450 USD / year

Funding

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Responsive to Career planning needs

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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