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College of Education, Dept. of Early Childhood, Special Education, & Counselor Education Special Education (Ph.D.)
The Special Education Leadership Personnel Preparation Program prepares students to assume positions as educators, researchers, and scholars in higher education settings. The program leads to the Doctor of Philosophy in Education degree (Ph.D.).
Students in the Ph.D. in the Department of Early Childhood, Special Education, and Counselor Education may select program focus areas in applied behavior analysis, assistive technology, learning and behavior disorders, moderate and severe disabilities, and interdisciplinary early childhood education. There is a formal option in Counselor Education. See the Counselor Education Doctoral Program that offers a Departmental Ph.D. degree with a formal option in Counselor Education, Research, and Policy.
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