Overview

The traditional master’s program track is appropriate for teachers with a teaching certificate in either general or special education who wish to develop advanced knowledge and skills. The degree track also may be suitable for individuals who are not teachers but have other experience in the disabilities field and wish to pursue an advanced degree only. For previously certified teachers, the traditional degree track also may be a path to a second certificate in special education.The master’s plus certification program (MPCP) is appropriate for individuals who seek to acquire advanced knowledge and skills while also obtaining their first teaching certificate.

Master's plus certification program concentrations:

Elementary (K-6) special education
Secondary (7-12) special education
Autism/severe disabilities

Current UD undergraduate students can be considered for admission to the 4+1 B.S. in early childhood education/M.Ed. in teaching students with disabilities; the 4+1 B.S. in K-8 teacher education/M.Ed. in teaching students with disabilities; or the 4+1 B.S. in a secondary education major/M.Ed. in teaching students with disabilities.The graduate certificate in teaching students with disabilities supports teachers to learn and apply specialized instructional and curricular practices aligned with the Council for Exceptional Children’s professional educator standards and requirements established by the State of Delaware for acquiring additional teaching certifications.This certificate offers two options.

Teachers with prior certification as a general education teacher or those working under emergency certification in general education and teaching students with disabilities in the elementary or secondary grades will complete the teaching students with disabilities: K12 option.
Teachers with prior certification as teachers of students with disabilities or those working under emergency certification teaching students with autism and severe disabilities will complete the teaching students with disabilities: autism/severe disabilities option.

The certificate provides a formal graduate academic credential that recognizes completion of 15 credits of master’s level coursework that may be applied to the M.Ed. in Teaching Students with Disabilities.

Programme Structure

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-02-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Newark, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university
An undergraduate cumulative grade index of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or demonstrate mastery of general knowledge, including the ability to read, write, and compute, by achieving a score deemed by the state of Delaware to be college ready on a test of general knowledge normed to the college-bound population.
A graduate cumulative grade index of at least 3.5 if graduate courses were taken.

Please do not send any transcripts to the School of Education.

TOEFL or IELTS for applicants whose primary language is not English. The minimum acceptable score for the Internet-based TOEFL is 100. The minimum acceptable score for the IELTS is 7.0.
Three letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors.
A resume detailing your academic, professional, and/or volunteer experience.
Responses to the following two graduate application essays.

Tuition Fees

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33480 USD / year

≈ 33480 USD / year
Out-of-State

33480 USD / year

≈ 33480 USD / year
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In-State

33480 USD / year

≈ 33480 USD / year

Living costs

Newark

United States

990 - 1700 USD / month

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