Master of Science in Special Education

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• Completed application form
• $20 application fee
• Official transcript indicating a bachelor’s degree conferred from a regionally accredited institution of higher education, with a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher on a 4.0 scale
• Copy of a teaching certificate
• Three professional references (as a part of your application)
• Verification on a transcript* of completion of a course covering the exceptional child
• Three professional references (as part of your application)
• For international students, contact us for more information at education@bakerU.edu

*How to send transcripts to Baker.
**If you already have a master’s degree, we require only your master’s transcripts.

33 or 36 total credit hours*

• Students with Adaptive Learning Needs
• Methods and Strategies: K-6 and/or 5-8 or 6-12
• Strategies and Methods Field Practicum
• Educating Students with Social and Behavioral Needs
• Reading and Language Arts Methods
• Assessments
• Communication and Collaboration
• Transitioning to Adulthood
• Creating Optimal Learning Environments
• Inquiry, Data Collection and Research
• Advanced Practicum
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

*Credit hours are determined by licensure track

Program Requirements

• Course work: 27 to 30 credit hours (depending on licensure area) of core special education courses
• Field practicum: 6 hours

Practicum

Two practicum courses are required as a part of the MSSE program. The first practicum course, SPED 704 Adaptive Instructional Strategies and Methods Field Practicum requires 45 hours of supervised teaching. SPED 716 Advanced Practicum requires 90 supervised hours.

Licensure

Students who have completed the MSSE program of study may apply to the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) for a two-year initial license in K-6, K-6 with 5-8, 6-12, or K-12 adaptive special education. Applicants for the initial license are required to submit passing scores on the Praxis test. A passing score of 155 is required for ETS 5543 Special Education: Core Knowledge and Mild to Moderate Applications.

Register for this test online. Results of the assessment must be sent to Baker University.

• Successfully complete the 33- to 36-credit-hour program, including two practicum courses, with a 3.25 graduate grade point average.
• Maintain a minimum graduate grade point average of 3.25 with no more than one course completed with a C grade. (D and F grades are not acceptable.)
• Complete of all coursework within six years of the date of initial enrollment.
• Submit an intent to graduate form six months before anticipated degree completion.