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Graduate Certificate inSpecial Education

Online

Degree

Your Graduate Certificate in Special Education Degree Starts Here

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Strengthen your ability and expand your toolbox to meet the needs of today’s special education students. This certificate prepares teachers to successfully complete the Mild/Moderate Special Education Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT). Requiring only 18 graduate level credit hours, this certificate provides the resources and research-based knowledge you need to successfully teach today’s mild-to-moderate special education students.

You will graduate with the diagnostic methods, intervention strategies, and effective teaching curriculum to reach students and counsel parents. More than this, our commitment to educating your whole person—mind, body, and spirit—can truly set you apart by equipping you with the latest strategies to help students with a wide range of special needs.

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HOW WILL A GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION ADVANCE MY CAREER?

CHRISTIAN MINISTRY

Our unique mission to develop Spirit-empowered leaders will enable you to thrive as a special education teacher in public or private schools. Your certificate will prepare you to serve as in potential roles such as:

  • K-6 School Teacher
  • Middle School Teacher
  • High School Teacher

 

WHAT DISTINCT COURSES WILL I TAKE?

To earn a Graduate Certificate in Special Education, you will take various courses such as:

  • Parents and Families of Students with Special Needs
  • Effective Instruction/Mild/Moderate Disabilities
  • Behavior Management Strategies
  • Assessment and Program Planning
  • Elementary Reading Methods

 

 

 

 

HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE ME TO COMPLETE THIS CERTIFICATE PROGRAM?

This program is 18 credit hours. You could complete this degree in as little as 12 months when you enroll full-time. We consider full-time enrollment for this program as taking one 3-credit-hour course over a 7-week term, with 6 terms per year.

WHAT ABOUT ACCREDITATION?

ORU Online is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) and utilizes the same world-class curriculum as traditional courses.

HOW MUCH DOES THIS PROGRAM COST?

Our affordable tuition means your finances go further. In addition, many students benefit from our interest-free payment plan. To view your cost, click here.

The Graduate School of Education also provides the following Graduate Scholarships.

CONTACT

Dr. Patrick Otto, Ed.D.
Graduate Chair
College of Education
918-495-7087
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Why ORU?

Why ORU?

Oral Roberts University is one of the largest and most influential Christian universities in the world. We develop whole leaders for the whole world through a unique Whole Person education. Spirit-empowered leaders come to ORU, not to “stay” in their faith, but to GROW in faith.