B.S.Ed. Post Baccalaureate Certification Special Education
Degree Program Leading to Pennsylvania Certification: PreK-12 Special Education
Our Mission Statement
As the Special Education faculty, we provide relevant and comprehensive education for those who desire to support the educational, emotional, and physical needs of students with disabilities, from three to twenty-one years of age, in the public schools of Pennsylvania.
We are committed to preparing graduates of the program who can provide diverse student populations with the knowledge, skills, and values essential for effective participation in society.
We believe high standards of scholarship, ethics, and awareness of the changes occurring in the field are essential for both faculty and students to remain at the forefront of sound educational practice. We demonstrate this through instruction, learning, research, collaboration with other professionals in the College of Education and Social Work and community school districts, and through service to the community.
The Special Education department stands out in the southeastern Pennsylvania region because of numerous and early opportunities for practicum experiences afforded its students; its small, professionally diverse faculty; a high rate of employment opportunities; a heightened sense of collegiality and volunteerism among its students; and finally, national (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation), regional (Middle states Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools), and state (Pennsylvania Department of Education) accreditation.