BSc in Special Education - Severe Disabilities in Provo United States | Brigham Young University

The David O. McKay School of Education comprises five academic departments, each dedicated to training professionals who deliver educational and developmental services to learners from preschool through adulthood. These departments integrate rigorous academic instruction with hands-on experience in classrooms, clinical settings, or administrative environments. Inspired by Jesus Christ's example as the Master Teacher—who healed the blind, deaf, and spiritually afflicted—we unite scientific approaches with faith-based principles to equip students with essential social, emotional, and academic competencies.

This curriculum fulfills Utah's educational prerequisites for obtaining professional licensure or certification. Students seeking credentials outside Utah should consult both their BYU academic advisor and the relevant licensing board in their intended state to understand specific certification requirements.

Support learners with: learning disabilities, communication disorders, high-functioning autism, and ADHD.
Provide instruction in: remedial academics, targeted social skills interventions, and self-advocacy techniques.
Employment settings: general education classrooms or specialized resource rooms.
Graduation requirement: 63 credit hours.
Serve individuals with: intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, emotional/behavioral challenges, multiple disabilities, and other significant impairments.
Instructional focus: academic content, practical life skills, social behaviors, and vocational training.
Work environments: specialized classrooms with interdisciplinary teams, occasionally collaborating with general educators.
Degree completion: 63 credit hours.