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Generalist (K–12) Master’s Degree and Licensure Program
Our special education generalist (K–12) licensure program is designed to provide pre-service training and support the development of special education professionals who are prepared to design, deliver, and continuously improve effective educational, employment, and community experiences for persons with disabilities. It’s comprehensive nature it is completed in two years.
This program responds to the many changes in education for students with and without disabilities. It affords the opportunity to align efforts with general education and its curriculum, licensure structure, reform efforts, and goals for students in the 21st century.
- Our program ensures that future special education teachers are prepared to work collaboratively with general educators to assist students in making progress toward meeting state benchmark standards.
- Our program also addresses how to meet the needs of students with more severe disabilities both developmentally and in terms of community-referenced functional skills.
- Our faculty and curriculum provide the foundation for K–12 special education teacher preparation that is anchored to nationally recognized empirical and best practices research.
Students in our licensure programs typically simultaneously complete the requirements for the MS degree, with a specialization embedded in their program as their ‘terminal activity’.
Graduate students typically earn a master’s degree upon program completion and enjoy almost 100% rate of employment.
American Indian/Alaska Native applicants interested in fostering Indigenous methodologies in teaching and learning may apply to the Sapsik'ʷałá Indigenous Education Program. Federal Department of Education grant funding is available to applicants pursuing high need areas such as special education. Sapsik'ʷałá grant scholars complete service payback by teaching in a K-12 school or district that serves a high proportion of Native students for 2 years. Applicants must complete their applications for Special Education and for the Sapsik’ʷałá Program by January 15th to be considered for the Sapsik'ʷałá program.
For details on all program requirements, including coursework, please see the program handbook.
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For a complete list of all Special Education courses, please see Special Education (SPED) | University of Oregon Academic Catalog.
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Endorsements
Are you looking for a reading endorsement or special education endorsement?
Hear from some faculty and graduates of our program
If you already have a teaching license from the University of Oregon, you can earn a 2nd Master’s degree with 30 credits. Apply through the Master's application and mark ‘Endorsement' for area of interest. Please reach out to Elisa Jamgochian (info@uoregon.College) with any questions.