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Degrees & Majors

Special Education

Master of Arts in Teaching

About

The Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.) for Special Education is designed to prepare teacher education candidates to work with students with special needs who participate in the general education setting and/or special education setting.

The program emphasizes the knowledge, dispositions, and skills required of special education teachers and incorporates the performance standards of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).

The degree is designed to prepare individuals seeking initial licensure in mild intervention and for careers teaching children with disabilities in P-12.

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