Dual Certification-Childhood Special Education: Behavior Disorders
This program is no longer accepting new applications after Spring 2025. See Related Programs below for additional information.
Program Overview
This graduate program will prepare you to be an effective teacher of students with special needs. The Behavior Disorders Specialization within Childhood Special Education will allow you to focus not only classroom management, but will also provide you with the tools to work specifically with elementary school students who have emotional behavior disorders, learning disabilities and speech and language disorders. Graduates of this program go on to teach in a variety of educational settings, including inclusive settings or self-contained settings in public, charter, private or parochial schools, as well as hospitals and clinics.
Coursework and Clinical Experiences
Courses are offered in the afternoon and evening. Some courses may be available in an online or hybrid format. Select courses have required hours of classroom experience (fieldwork) in a New York City public school. Students also participate in supervised teaching (student teaching and/or practicum) as the culmination of their course of study. Student teaching and/or practicum requires five full days per week for at least one semester.
Credits
43 to 55 credits
Certification
Dual Certification in Childhood Education (Grades 1-6) and Students with Disabilities (Grades 1 to 6)
Eligibility and Admission Requirements
- A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.0; or a master’s degree from an accredited institution with a GPA of at least 3.5
- A liberal arts or science major or interdisciplinary concentration of at least 30 credits
- General education core in the liberal arts and sciences including coursework in artistic expression, communication, information retrieval, concepts in history and social sciences, humanities, a world language other than English, scientific and mathematical processes, and written analysis and expression (Waived for Spring 2025 applicants)
- Two letters of recommendation
- A statement of purpose
- An official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score report (Waived for Spring 2025 applicants)
Related Programs
We have launched the All Grades Special Education (PreK-12) MSEd to align with upcoming certification changes. This program is accepting Fall 2025 applications.
A new dual certification Childhood Education and Special Education (PreK-12) MSEd program will be opening in the coming year.
Contact an Admissions Advisor
Program Coordinator