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Teaching Diverse Learners M.A. – with dual endorsement in Special Education and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

General Master's Degree Admission Requirements

View delivery options, start terms and admission requirements.

Director: Jingzi (Ginny) Huang, Ph.D.

Location: McKee 216

Telephone: 970-351-2908

Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/teacher-education/

This MA degree program is designed for currently licensed teachers, such as those who hold Early Childhood, Elementary or Secondary licenses, who wish to receive added endorsements in the areas of Special Education Generalist and Culturally Linguistically Diverse Education. The program is a blended design that incorporates all courses and field experiences necessary to receive both endorsements, and a Master of Arts Degree.

*Please note: Federal student loans are not currently available to students who are pursuing a CO state license (initial or additional ) through UNC’s stand-alone, graduate level licensure programs without also being simultaneously enrolled in a Masters or Doctoral degree program.

Program Requirements:

  • Three credits of approved literacy instruction (not a condition of admission and can be completed while completing program requirements)
  • Evidence of familiarity with a second language (not a condition of admission and can be completed while completing program requirements)

Degree Requirements — 33 Credits

Required Credits — 33 credits

ECLD 592Second Language Acquisition Theory

3

ECLD 594Foundations of Language and Linguistics for ESL/Bilingual Educators

3

ECLD 596Effective Instruction in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education

3

EDS 581Basic Principles of CLD & SPED Education

3

EDS 582Assessment: Special Education and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Students

3

EDS 602Graduate Research with Diverse Learners

3

EDS 603Field Based Experience CLD/SPED

6

EDSE 597Effective Instruction in Special Education

3

EDSE 614Behavioral Interventions

3

EDSE 619Secondary Services

3

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