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The Department of Special Education provides a blended Early Childhood Intervention Master's (M.Ed) program featuring customized curriculum and hands-on training with children from infancy to age 8, employing research-backed methods.
The curriculum emphasizes instructing young learners with autism and developmental challenges in natural settings. Program courses meet requirements for BCBA certification. Participants gain advanced instruction and practical training incorporating proven techniques like Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions from top experts. With engaging virtual or on-campus small-group sessions, the entire program can be finished within one year of full-time study (Fall, Spring, and Summer terms).
Those accepted into the Early Childhood Intervention M.Ed. can choose between complete online or on-campus attendance. Classes are held in real-time, enabling both remote and in-person students to participate together while receiving equal academic quality and faculty guidance.
Students must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a comparable degree from a foreign academic institution. A grade point average of at least 3.00 in upper-division (junior- and senior-level) coursework and in any graduate work already completed.
The minimum scores considered acceptable for admission by the Graduate School are:
TOEFL: 79 on the Internet-based test (iBT)
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 on the Academic Examination
Priority Deadline: December 1; Rolling Admissions Deadline: June 1