Overview

This bachelor’s degree in Special Education (Mild-to-Moderate) at Western Governors University prepares you with the knowledge and skills to become a licensed teacher, ready to support students with mild to moderate disabilities. These students deserve educators who can apply both foundational and innovative teaching techniques to help them thrive, and this program gets you ready for that critical role.

Key Features

Our newly redeveloped curriculum integrates research-based concepts from the Science of Learning and the Science of Reading. From the beginning, you’ll experience clinical practice opportunities that start with embedded virtual simulations and progress into in-person classroom experiences. These hands-on experiences, coupled with advanced coursework, ensure that you are well-prepared to make a difference in today’s diverse classrooms.You’ll complete your coursework online, with practical, in-classroom experiences, including early clinical, advanced clinical, and a student teaching component hosted by an experienced teacher and directed by a clinical supervisor. Upon graduation, you’ll be ready to meet teacher certification requirements in states that offer a single license in K–12 special education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Planning Instructional Strategies for Meaningful Learning
Assessing and Monitoring Student Learning
Instructional Technology and Online Pedagogy
The Professional Educator
Learners and Learning Science

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 34 months

Start dates & application deadlines

You can apply for and start this programme anytime.

More details

Start dates are the 1st of every month. Meet requirements by the 15th to start next month.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Salt Lake City, United States

Disciplines

Special Education View 52 other Bachelors in Special 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.

English requirements

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General requirements

Students who are seeking initial teacher licensure in a bachelor’s, post-baccalaureate, or master’s program must also pass a state-specific basic skills test for the state in which they live as a prerequisite to Student Teaching. (Registering and paying for the test is the student’s responsibility.) This requirement can be met either prior to admission or before beginning the Foundations of Teaching subject area once you are in your WGU program.
WGU’s teacher licensure programs also include Student Teaching. You must be at least 18 years of age before you may begin the application process or participate in Preclinical Experiences and Student Teaching. You must also submit to a criminal background check prior to entering the classroom for this component of your program.

Tuition Fee

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International

7650 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3825 USD per semester during 34 months.
National

7650 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3825 USD per semester during 34 months.
In-State

7650 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3825 USD per semester during 34 months.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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