Special Education Major, B.A.

At MSU Denver, pre-service teacher candidates in the Special Education major will engage in courses and field experience work that will prepare them to teach individuals with disabilities in a variety of K-12 settings.

We maintain small class sizes so students can engage in effective collaboration with their peers and receive personalized instruction. Each of the faculty in our program bring experiences from the field via research and K-12 Special Education teaching experience.

Our goal is to help our candidates become ethical educators and leaders in the field to make a difference in our profession, schools, and students’ lives. Therefore, the coursework is only the beginning.

Because MSU Denver stresses career readiness, our Special Education program provides candidates experiences in the field that span K-12 classrooms in a variety of settings with students who have different types of disabilities.

Engaging in these field experiences assists our teacher candidates in developing the critical skills necessary for implementation in their future classrooms.

Benefits of Earning Your Degree at MSU Denver

MSU Denver is located on the Auraria Campus just steps from downtown Denver. MSU Denver’s proximity to the city offers countless opportunities for field experience and student teaching in urban and suburban schools with diverse populations.

Many of the courses within the Special Education program are offered online or in a hybrid model to allow flexibility for our students to successfully complete their degree and teaching license.

Other reasons teacher candidates choose MSU Denver include:

• A diverse student population

• School of Education programs are approved by the Colorado

• Department of Education

• Extensive field experiences tied to course work

• Engaging coursework connected to current issues related to the field of special education

• Supportive student teaching opportunities

• Knowledgeable and experienced faculty members and advisors who value diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Career Opportunities for Our Graduates

Special Education program graduates go to work as teachers in classroom settings at all levels from Kindergarten through high school in schools nationwide.