M.Ed. in Special Education

The M.Ed. in Special Education program is open to those with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 (on a 4.0 scale) for all previous undergraduate and graduate coursework.

You must also possess or be eligible for a Georgia Level 5 certificate or its equivalent in special education with certification in either adaptive curriculum or general curriculum.

To apply, please submit:

• An online application. (There is a $50 nonrefundable application fee.)
• A statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies your reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to your professional aspirations.
• A completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators and tort liability insurance. (This is included within the online application.)

Please submit your statement of purpose to gasc@georgiasouthern.edu.

International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-accredited evaluation service and must be a course-by-course evaluation and include a GPA.

Application Deadline:

Students are admitted to begin the program in the summer term only. The application deadline is April 1.

Your application and all required documents must be received by the deadline.

Provisional Admission:

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of “B” or higher in their first nine (9) hours of coursework after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the Department of Elementary and Special Education to be converted to regular status.

Program Contact Information
Graduate Academic Services Center
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-1447

At Georgia Southern, enjoy the flexibility of fully online courses that fit within your busy schedule as an educator. Online instructors weave interactive experiences into each course, ensuring you engage at a deeper level. 

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The M.Ed. Special Education Program is a National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)-accredited program aligned with the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) Standards for Advanced Programs, National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS), Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Advanced Preparation Standards and the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching Standards.

The College of Education anticipates that graduates of the M.Ed. in Special Education program will seek state licenses or certifications.
The program listed above leads to a Georgia Certificate Upgrade. Visit the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more information. The College of Education has not determined where its programs will qualify a graduate to take the required exams in other states or territories. Check the requirements of your state or territory to find out more.

If you are a bachelor’s degree student interested in the special education M.Ed. program, you may be eligible for the accelerated bachelor’s to master’s (ABM) pathway. 

ABM programs allow you to begin graduate studies during the senior year of your bachelor’s degree so that you can accelerate the completion of all master’s requirements. You’ll earn both a bachelor’s and a graduate degree faster. And since any graduate courses taken as an undergraduate are billed at the undergraduate tuition rate, you’ll save money, too.