Overview

At Special Education - Early Childhood Exceptional Children from Wilmington University, students will identify two of the three following concentrations: K-12 Teacher of Students with Disabilities and/or Autism & Severe Intellectual Disabilities and/or Early Childhood/Exceptional Children. Candidates gain knowledge in practices related to instructional approaches, materials, and an integrated, comprehensive, balanced curriculum to support student learning in reading and writing; assessment strategies and practices to evaluate effective reading and writing instruction; awareness, understanding, respect, and a valuing of differences in our society; literate environments that foster reading and writing; and leadership and professional development opportunities.

Learning outcomes

Multiple assessments are used to determine candidate growth toward achievement of the knowledge and skills described in the Master of Education Special Education: Instruction degree program competencies and the college-wide graduation competencies. Performance-based assessments are used to evaluate projects, assignments, and research papers. Goals, learning outcomes and activities, external assignments, and assessment strategies are linked directly to program and graduation competencies as stated on each course syllabus. Other assessment strategies may include coaching/mentoring sessions and observations of candidate performance in authentic settings.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Educating Preschoolers with Special Needs

Assessment of Young Children

Differentiation of Instruction for Young Children

Emergent Literacy for Young Children

Curriculum Development

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

5.5

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

New Castle, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Wilmington University Application for Admission
$35 non-refundable application fee
Copy of Permanent Resident Card
Official Transcripts from United States institutions

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18180 USD / year

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Out-of-State

16530 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

16530 USD / year

≈ 16530 USD / year

Living costs

New Castle

United States

1000 - 1500 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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