Overview

The highly trained faculty have diverse, real-world experiences in special education grounded in a Christian ethic of care—and by the time you graduate, so will you.

Part of the Special Education (Multi-Categorical) program at Southern Wesleyan University includes field experiences and activities in real schools and classroom settings that will familiarize you with inclusion, resource, and self-contained special education programs.

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the Special Education program will be able to:

Understand and describe how exceptionalities affect learning and development and use this knowledge to provide meaningful, challenging learning experiences in a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive learning environment.

Employ general and specialized curricula to individualize learning for students with exceptionalities and support them in becoming active, effective learners with improved emotional well-being, positive social interactions, and self-determination.

Select, adapt, and use evidence-based instructional strategies and deploy multiple methods of assessment and data sources when making educational decisions.

Inform their special education practice with foundational knowledge of the field; professional, ethical principles and practice standards; a lifelong learning mindset; and a commitment to advancing the profession.

Collaborate with families, educators, related service providers, individuals with exceptionalities, and community agency personnel in culturally responsive ways and across various learning experiences.

Career Paths

Case worker

RTI interventionist

School-to-work coordinator

Special education teacher (inclusion, resource, self-contained)

Transition specialist

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Reading ECE/ELE

Content Area Reading and Writing for ECE/ELE

Methods and Instructional Practices for Reading ECE/ELE

Assessment of Reading ECE/ELE with Field Experience

Methods of Teaching Elementary School Math

Methods of Teaching the Learning Disabled

Characteristics of Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disabilities

Methods of Teaching Mild to Moderate Intellectually Disabled in the Content Areas With Field Experience

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-05 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Central, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.3

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Other requirements

General requirements

If you’re applying as a freshman student, you will need to submit your official:

High school transcript,

SAT or ACT score(s) or utilize SWU’s test optional admissions policy.

A GPA of 2.3 (or rank in upper half of your graduating class at time of acceptance) and a composite SAT score of 860 (based on the critical reading/verbal and math sections) or an ACT score of 18 or CLT score of 54

Or a GPA of 3.0 or higher and no test scores

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

28500 USD / year

≈ 28500 USD / year
Out-of-State

28500 USD / year

≈ 28500 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

28500 USD / year

≈ 28500 USD / year

Living costs

Central

United States

1562 - 2717 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Overview

Learning Outcomes

Career Paths

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Central

Funding

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