Special Education (B.A.)
Special Education (B.A.)
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Program Description
The School of Education seeks to transform lives in a learning community centered on excellence and service in education, providing a distinctive context for the professional preparation of teachers. The special education major with initial teacher certification in mild-moderate/cross-categorical disabilities for grades K through 12 prepares students to become caring educational leaders engaged in innovative teaching, collaboration, and reflective practice. Through significant intellectual study and a variety of field and service-learning experiences, students acquire the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to instruct diverse learners in a 21st-century classroom.
As Missouri is an add-on certification state, further preparation in special education content and pedagogy would better prepare students to pass the Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorical K - 12 content exam to acquire this additional area of certification. Certified special education teachers are a high-needs area in our state, making this additional certificate a very desirable qualification.
The School of Education at 91³Ô¹ÏÍø fosters inquiry, intellectual creativity and evidence-based decision-making to equip students to face the challenges of our global society. Learn more about our state and national accreditation. The School of Education is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Rockhurst also offers degrees inÌýSecondary Education,ÌýElementary Education, and aÌýMinor in Educational Studies.
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Learning Outcomes
The Missouri Teaching Standards convey the expectations of performance for professional teachers in Missouri. The standards are based on teaching theory indicating that graduates become effective teachers who:
- Exercise discipline-specific content knowledge
- Plan and utilize innovative, evidence-based teaching strategies
- Assess and adjust teaching methods according to the needs of individual learners
- Gain awareness and feel empowered to work within diverse settings
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Experiences
- , the international honor society in educationÌý
- Service-Learning Opportunities
- Diverse field experience placements in the KC metro area, including public, private, charter, and parochial schools
Outcomes
A special education teacher’s salary will be around, $46,000, though many students who earn a special education degree go on to other careers such as:
- Special Education Teacher
- Instructional/Curriculum Designer
- Online Instructor
- Instructional Coach
- Innovation Specialist
- Learning Specialist
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- College of Arts and Sciences
- College of Business and Technology
- Saint Luke'sâ„¢ College of Nursing and Health Sciences
- Academic Support
- Academic Advising
- Aylward-Dunn Learning Center
- Greenlease Library
- Honors Program
- Registrar
- Study Abroad
- Resources
- Academic Integrity
- Center for Service Learning
- Advanced College Credit Program
- Commencement
- Institutional Review Board
- University Press
- Humanities
- RU-KCU Early Acceptance Program