The SYC in Special Education is an advanced professional degree for experienced Special Educators who wish to deepen and expand their knowledge of teaching and learning. For candidates who already hold an MA in Special Education, and are interested in a Sixth Year Certificate only, not pursuing initial or cross-endorsement certification, take the 30-credit SYC program outlined below. Students pursuing the SYC only are not eligible to take SE 0593 or SE 0594.
SE 0534 Skill Development for Individualized Educational Plans 3
SE 0537 Curriculum and Methods for Students with Mild to Moderate Disabilities 3
SE 0550 Collaboration and Consultation for the Special Educator 3
SE 0561 Diagnostic Procedures in Special Education of Youth with Disabilities 3
Select 18 elective credits from the following: 118
RLD/MD 0503 Research and Evaluation in Multidisciplinary Contexts
RLD 0530 Content Language & Reading Acquisition for English Language Learners and Students with Special Needs
SE 0400 Augmentative Alternative Communications and Assistive Technologies
SE 0410 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Theories and Interventions
SE 0411 Introduction to Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities
SE 0413 Theories of and Introduction to Learning Disabilities
SE 0417 Introduction to Children and Youth with Social and Emotional Disturbances
SE 0419 Special Learners in the Bilingual/ESL Classroom
SE 0432 Management Techniques in Special Education
SE 0486 Developmental Literacy I: Fundamentals of Reading and Language Development
SE 0487 Developmental Literacy II: Essentials of Vocabulary and Text Comprehension
SE 0599 Seminar in Special Education
Total Credits 30
15 Ağustos 2025
Graduate School of Education and Allied Professions
1073 North Benson Road,
FAIRFIELD,
Connecticut,
6824, United States
Applicants for the SYC must hold a bachelor's and master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university (or the international equivalent) and show evidence of success in their graduate studies.
IELTS: 6.5, TOEFL: 80, a minimum score of 550 (paper-based), 213 (computer-based) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language is the preferred documentation
Seçtiğiniz bölüme bağlı olarak farklı IELTS koşulları olabilir.