Teaching: Special Education (MAT)
Create an Inclusive Classroom for Exceptional Learners With Webster’s Master of Arts in Special Education
Webster University’s Master of Arts in Special Education helps you advance your career in just three years while maintaining your teaching schedule. You’ll advocate for children with disabilities and learn strategies that you can immediately implement in your classroom. Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared to lead in the classroom or community and make a real difference for exceptional learners.
Our program is designed for practicing educators, advocates and other professionals interested in deepening their knowledge of teaching and advocating for individuals with special learning needs. You’ll build on your experience with a focused curriculum that incorporates essential special education competencies, like advocacy, assessment and program development. In addition to our core Master’s in Special Education requirements, you’ll choose an emphasis area to align with your personal and professional goals.
Intakes
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- May
- Aug
Application Processing Time in Days: 20
Minimum English Language Requirements
| English Level Description | IELTS (1.0 -9.0) | TOEFL IBT (0-120) | TOEFL CBT (0-300) | PTE (10-90) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Expert | 9 | 120 | 297-300 | 86-90 | |
| Very Good | 8.5 | 115-119 | 280-293 | 83-86 | |
| Very Good | 8 | 110-114 | 270-280 | 79-83 | |
| Good | 7.5 | 102-109 | 253-267 | 73-79 | |
| Good | 7 | 94-101 | 240-253 | 65-73 | |
| Competent | 6.5 | 79-93 | 213-233 | 58-65 | |
| Competent | 6 | 60-78 | 170-210 | 50-58 | |
| Modest | 5.5 | 46-59 | 133-210 | 43-50 | |
| Modest | 5 | 35-45 | 107-133 | 36-43 | |
| Limited | 4 | 32-34 | 97-103 | 30-36 | |
| Extremely Limited | < 4 | < 31 | < 93 | < 30 |
Job Opportunity Potential
At Webster, our mission is to develop and manage value-added human resources policies and programs; provide expert consultation, services and solutions in an efficient and customer-focused manner; and provide our employees with the tools necessary to meet employee needs. We are committed to the fair selection and development of our diverse workforce.
We are committed to providing our employees a stable work environment with equal opportunity for learning and personal growth. We also act as a liaison between the institution and the employee to inform, motivate, educate, and train in all matters relating to employment and employee benefits. We strive to enthusiastically and professionally project a positive image of the University, thereby creating a desire to become and remain an integral part of our community.
PSW Opportunity
- 3 Years of PSW
Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria
The following methods have been approved for proving English Proficiency for international student applicants:
The English proficiency test requirement is waived for TOEFL exempted countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Botswana, Canada (except Quebec), Fiji, Gambia, Ghana, Grenada, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Kenya, Liberia, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Solomon Islands, South Africa, St. Helena, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, Zambia, and Zimbabwe,
Completion of at least one year academic of college-level coursework for undergraduate students at a regionally accredited U.S. institution of higher learning within the last three years. It must be academic coursework that is completed; ESL coursework does not qualify.
Completion of at least one semester of graduate-level courses with grades of B or higher at a regionally accredited U.S. institution of higher learning within the last three years. Coursework must be academic; ESL coursework does not qualify.
If a student has completed three or more years of study in an English-medium high school or university-level academic program in a country other than ones listed above, he/she may request a waiver.
Successful completion of the ELS Language Center's English for Academic Purposes or ELS Language Center Level 112 (must have valid ELS 112 Certificate of Completion).
Successful completion of the University of Central Florida's Center for Multilingual Multicultural Studies (CMMS) Intensive English Program (must have valid completion certificate).
Successfully meeting the requirements for one of the following tests within the last two years.
TOEFL: jBT: 80
TOEFL: pBT: 550
IELTS: Academic: 6.0
Duolingo: 110
Pearson: 53
Cambridge Academic English: 169
Password: 6.0
GTEC: 1201
jTEP: 3.7
SAT's English-based Reading and Writing Score: 450
ACT composite score: 23
- Course Type: Full Time
- Course Level: Masters/PG Degree
- Duration: 01 Year
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Total Tuition Fee:
22500 USD
Average Cost of Living: 14000 USD /year
Application Fee: 50 USD
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