Overview

The B.A. in Special Education (Grades K-12) from Lindenwood University, a mild to moderate cross-categorical certification, will qualify you to teach K-12 students with special needs in co-teaching classrooms, resource support settings, and self-contained classrooms.

In today’s schools, the special education teacher is considered a school leader and expert in instructional design and teaching so that all children can learn. At Lindenwood University, graduates of our special education program have earned distinctions of Outstanding Teacher of the Year in their school districts and Dabney Scholar from the Missouri Council for Exceptional Children.

Lindenwood University offers you several options for special education certification (mild/moderate cross categorical) in the state of Missouri. You can major in special education and receive a B.A. degree, completing all of your student teaching experience in special education classrooms.

Career

Clinical experiences within the Special Education program are required.

You will study subjects and areas of education and special education including behavior management, diagnosis of reading difficulties, remediation in elementary math, and many more subjects relevant to your success as a special education teacher in the classroom.

Upon completion of all the required courses, you will need to take and pass the required Missouri General Education Assessment to be considered a “highly qualified” teacher in the state of Missouri.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Behavior Management
Speech and Language Development, Acquisition, and Intervention
Methods of Teaching Children with Disabilities in Cross-Categorical Settings
Special Education Counseling
Career Development
Remediation in Elementary Math

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-30 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-30 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Saint Charles, United States

Disciplines

Special Education Early Childhood Education Primary Education View 610 other Bachelors in Early Childhood Education in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official High School Transcripts:

If you attended school outside the United States: Please refer to the Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) website to view the required documents needed for admission.

Standardized Test Score:

Lindenwood requires ONE of the following tests for undergraduate admission consideration.

ACT – Minimum Score 20
SAT – Minimum Score 1020
TOEFL – Minimum Score 61
IELTS – Minimum Score 5.5
Duolingo – Minimum Score 85

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

21094 USD / year

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Out-of-State

21094 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

21094 USD / year

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Living costs

Saint Charles

United States

800 - 1300 USD / month

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Scholarships Information

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Programme Structure

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Key information

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Start dates & application deadlines

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