Location:

Rock Hill, United States

Program Type:

Full Degree

Degree Level:

Master

Specialty:

Special Education

Program Overview

Program Description:

Transform the lives of your students by putting them on the right path for success. Winthrop University's online Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Special Education Intervention program prepares licensed teachers to build, lead and participate in intervention programs to support students who would otherwise be enrolled in Special Education programs. You will learn to provide nearly seamless support, from classroom instruction to intervention, that builds self-confidence and enhances the learning of your students.

    Practical - Practice what you learn in your current classroom environment by implementing     intervention projects as part of your coursework.
    Specialized - Study a focused curriculum that equips you with the skills to coordinate and deliver     evidence-supported interventions in the areas of behavior, literacy and numeracy that can prevent the     need Special Education.
    Focused - All of your research from your selected focus area will build a portfolio of information that     you can apply to your degree-culminating capstone paper.
    Expert - Learn from board-certified behavioral analysts, interventionists, psychologists and national     advisory board members for Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS)     programs.

A Special Curriculum Note: The M.Ed. in Intervention is housed in the Special Education Program at Winthrop because the assignments are developed to specifically address National Board Professional Teaching Standards; however, it is not exclusively a Special Education program and does not lead to specific licensure.

Careers
The M.Ed. program in Special Education Intervention prepares you for a variety of roles in K-12 education helping students with empirically validated, much-needed instructional and behavioral interventions. These positions include:

    Instructional Coach
    Elementary Instructional Coach
    Mathematics Instructional Coach
    Instructional Coach/Reading Specialist
    Academic Interventionist
    Behavioral Interventionist
    Literacy Interventionist
    Math Interventionist
    Interventionist
    Teaching Interventionist
    RTI Intervention Teacher
    MTSS Manager

Financial Aid
Graduate students may be eligible for federal loans. To apply, students must submit a FAFSA using Winthrop's school code of 003456.

Eligibility Requirements

    Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
    3.0 GPA
    GRE/GMAT scores if GPA is under 3.0
    South Carolina Department of Education Class III Certificate or the equivalent from another state

Start Dates
The M.Ed. in Special Education Intervention program has three starts a year in August, January and May.

Additional Program Information

Accreditation:

Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools