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Special Education
Shape Young Minds: Specialize in Supporting Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (PK-12)
Special Education – Certificate Program for All Teacher Education Majors
As part of a 4-year degree, teacher education students at MSU-Bozeman can take classes to enhance their ability to teach all students effectively. By adding one class per semester, students can complete the requirements for a special education teaching certificate.
This program is open to all MSU teacher education majors and provides eligibility to apply for a PK-12 special education teaching license upon successful completion of the 24-credit curriculum. Students will gain hands-on practice in local schools, working with diverse learners and applying evidence-based strategies. Coursework includes innovative practices in behavior management, collaboration and transition, special education teaching methods, assessment, and more.
For more information, contact Dr. Leslie Rogers at leslie.rogers1@montana.edu.
Education Specialist students work with researchers such as professor Dr. Bryce Hughes, whose study Coming Out in STEM: factors affecting retention of sexual minority STEM students was one of the first studies to provide quantative evidence that lesbian, gay, bisexual or queer students were 7% less likely to complete their STEM degree than their heterosexual peers.
Work-Life Balance
Livability has previously ranked Bozeman as one of its Best Places to Live four years
in a row, including the #1 best place to live in Montana, calling the city a "tech-savvy,
economically vibrant, highly educated city on the grow" with year-round natural attractions.
CPED Member
The College of Education, Health and Human Development is a proud member of the Carnegie
Project on the Education Doctorate.
Adventure Awaits
LendEDU has ranked MSU #1 in Outdoor Recreation, due to its proximity to world-class
skiing, blue-ribbon rivers for fishing and seemingly endless hiking opportunities,
as well as access to rental equipment from the ASMSU Outdoor Recreation Program.
Fund Your Education
The Graduate School at Montana State is dedicated to helping students secure funding during their time at MSU. Some resources the certificate program and Graduate School offer include:
Distance Learning
For students focusing on the Educational Leadership track for the Education Specialist degree, the program is designed to grant students a blended graduate student experience, of which combines the networking strength of face-to-face delivery with the convenience of distance delivery. As the goal of the Educational Leadership program is to create strong networks within each cohort as well as enhance students’ skills and knowledge in the workplace, a combination of field experience, on-campus learning (including the Superintendent Core offered every summer on the MSU Bozeman campus) and other opportunities are core to the program.
Admissions Requirements
Note: no GRE Required.
Each program within the Graduate School at Montana State has its own particular requirements for admission, and the Education Specialist program is not different. To ensure that you start your application on the right foot, please review the admissions requirements for the Education Specialist program. This includes any additional deadlines that the Department of Education may have aside from the Graduate School, which does practice rolling admissions.