These programs prepare graduate level

students to teach children and youth with

disabilities. The programs also prepare related
services personnel who want to develop ex-
pertise in special education.
SPECI AL EDUCATI ON
Masters &
Licensure Programs
High Incidence Disabilities
Low Incidence Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Early Childhood Unifed
Secondary & Transition Services
AREAS OF STUDY:
To apply online go to Gradaute
Studies http://graduate.ku.edu
Set up an account to begin your
application
Follow procedural instructions
under domestic or international
students
APPLI CATI ON PROCESS:
APPLI CATI ON DEADLI NES:
October 15 for Spring Semester
March 15 for Summer & Fall Semesters
FOR MORE I NFORMATI ON:
Admission Process: Sherrie Saathoff
specialeduadm@ku.edu
The Department of Special Education at the
University of Kansas consistently ranks as one
of the top graduate-level special education
programs in the country. In the 2011 edition of
the U.S. News and World Report Americas Best
Graduate Schools, Kansas was selected as the
top graduate-level special education programs
for public universities.
Each year, the Department continues to
enhance its masters programs to ensure the
best preparation of special education teachers,
teacher educators, administrators, and feld
researchers.
Students who receive their professional
development through the Department have
the opportunity to learn and work closely with
national and internationally renowned faculty.
The Departments commitment to effective
teaching, excellent feld supervision and
support for the novice special educators,
innovation, and leadership make the University
of Kansas a great place to begin or further a
special education career.
To explore how your academic and
career goals ft with this degree contact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
Joseph R. Pearson Hall Room 523
(785) 864-4342 or pcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
Low Incidence Disabilities
Graduate preparation focuses on meeting the
educational needs of students requiring a functional
approach in addition to an intensive special educa-
tion program to progress in the general curriculum.
The types of students in functional programs would
be those who have signifcant cognitive disabilities
and concomitant, sensory, and physical impairments,
and students with multiple disabilities.
Students can obtain both a low incidence endorsement and a
Masters degree or only the endorsement.
Professors: Dr. Earle Knowlton, Dr. Mary
Morningstar, Dr. Wayne Sailor, Dr. Mike Wehmeyer
Location: Lawrence and Edwards Campus
The departments graduate degree and
special education endorsement programs
prepare educators at various stages in
their professional careers. We offer pro-
grams designed to meet the needs of
beginning and advanced special educators,
including building principals, district-level
leaders,
teacher educators, and researchers.
Autism Spectrum Disorder
High Incidence Disabilities
Graduate preparation focuses on meeting the educa-
tional needs of students with learning and/or behav-
ioral disabilities ranging from mild cognitive dis-
abilities to attention defcits. This program focuses on
strategies to promote access to the general curriculum
for students with disabilities, as well as knowledge and
strategies that address the unique learning and sup-
port systems that are necessary to educate students
with special needs. Students can obtain both a high incidence
endorsement and a Masters degree or only the endorsement.
Professors: Dr. Don Deshler, Dr. Earle Knowlton,
Dr. Suzanne Robinson, Dr. Richard Simpson,
and Dr. Sean Smith.
Location: Edwards Campus
Graduate preparation focuses on preparing educa-
tion and service professionals for careers that involve
children and youth with autism, Asperger Syndrome,
and other pervasive developmental disorders. Course-
Early Childhood Unifed
Graduate preparation focuses on preparing professionals
to meet the learning and development needs of all in-
fants, toddlers, preschool and kindergarten-age children
including those at-risk for and with disabilities and their
families within natural and inclusive settings.
Students can obtain both an initial teaching license in the state of
Kansas, the Kansas Unifed Childhood License (birth through kinder-
garten) and a Masters degree or only the teaching license.
Dr. Eva Horn & Dr. Barbara Thompson
Lawrence Campus
Secondary & Transition Services
Graduate preparation focuses on preparing profession-
als to meet the educational needs of secondary special
education students and young adults with disabilities
who are making the transition to adult life. The focus
is cross-disability, meaning that program coursework
provides information about effective program models
and research impacting all students served in special
education.
This course of study does not lead to a special education
endorsement.
Program Director: Dr. Mary Morningstar
Location: Lawrence, Edwards Campus, & Online

We offer two main tracks across the
graduate program:
-- Special Education Teacher
Endorsements
-- Master of Science Degree
Programs
-- Critical issues and practices including col-
laborative and inclusive education
-- Social, communication, and behavior inter-
ventions
-- Family & interprofessional collaboration
-- Literacy, content enhancement, and learning
strategies
-- Field-based practicum in a variety of school
and clinical sites
-- Instructional technology and online learning
Incorporated throughout each of the
programs are the following:
work addresses the complex needs of students with
ASD, including those who require intensive and highly
individualized programs to those who require less
intensive modifcations to succeed in a general educa-
tion environment.
This course of study does not lead to a special education endorse-
ment.
Program Director: Dr. Richard Simpson
Location: Edwards Campus


AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD)
The Autism Spectrum Disorders program at the
University of Kansas prepares education and service
professionals for careers that involve children and
youth with autism, Asperger Syndrome, and other
pervasive developmental disorders.
The program covers:
characteristics
assessment
curriculum
social, communication, & behavior interventions
sensory and motor issues
Coursework addresses the complex needs of students
with ASD, including those who require intensive and
highly individualized programs to those who require
less intensive modifcations to succeed in a general
education environment.
Students participate in multiple feld-based practicums
in a variety of school and clinical sites, including the
opportunity for feld experiences in multicultural settings.
Program participants earn a Masters Degree in Special
Education with an emphasis in autism spectrum disorders.
Program Director:
Dr. Richard Simpson
richsimp@ku.edu
MASTER Of SCIEnCE In EDUCATIOn (M.S.ED.)
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CURRICUlUM:
SPED 760 Introduction to Children and
Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorders (3cr.)
SPED 775 Practicum with Exceptional Children
& Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorders (3cr.)
SPED 785 Application of Assessment Information:
Autism Spectrum Disorders (3cr.)
SPED 798 Autism Spectrum Disorders: Methods
for Students with Asperger Disorders
and High Functioning Autism (3cr.)
SPED 860 Education of Exceptional Children and
Youth: Autism Spectrum Disorders (3cr.)
SPED 875 Practicum: Autism Spectrum Disorders (3cr.)
SPED 798 Autism Spectrum Disorders:
Collaboration and Consultation (3cr.)
Special education or non-special education optional courses
(consult with your advisor before enrolling):
SPED 741 Methods and Assessment: Academic Instruction
for Students with Disabilities in General
Education and Learning Center Settings (3cr.)
SPED 842 Advanced Methods: Strategies for
Students with Signifcant Sensory,
Motor and Health Needs (2cr.)
SPED 844 Advanced Methods: Nonsymbolic and
Symbolic Communication Assessment
and Augmentation Strategies (3cr.)
SPED 843 Advanced Methods; Strategies for
Students with Signifcant Behavior,
Social, and Emotional Needs (3cr.)
SPED 854 Family and Interprofessional
Collaboration in Special Education (3cr.)
SPLH 848 Language Disorders of Special Populations
(3cr.)
ADDITIOnAl REqUIRED COURSES fOR ThE
MASTER DEgREE:
PRE 715 Understanding Research in Education (3cr.)
And one of the following:
SPED 898 Masters Project or (3cr.)
SPED899 Masters Thesis or (3cr.)
SPED 896 Capstone Program Seminar: Written
Comprehensive ExamSummer only
(This option is a 36 credit hour program) (3cr.)
The ASD program is not an endorsement program. Students
seeking endorsement as a teacher of students with disabilities
must complete an endorsement in the area of Adaptive or
Functional Special Education. These program courses can be taken
concurrently with ASD courses and will count towards the
Masters degree. Some ASD courses may substitute for some
endorsement requirements, but check with an advisor before
planning a program.
The University of Kansas may have federal grant dollars to support
a limited number of students in the ASD masters degree program.
Grant recipients must be able to work as teachers or related service
professionals after graduation. First priority goes to full time gradu-
ate students. Part time students are also eligible to apply for partial
tuition reimbursement support under this grant. To learn more about
this grant and how to apply go to www2.ku.edu/~autism.
This program is designed to prepare personnel in fields
related to the education of children and youth diagnosed
with Autism, Asperger Syndrome and other pervasive
developmental disorders. The state of Kansas has no
endorsement in the area of ASD so this program does
not lead to a special education endorsement.
Department of Special Education
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Master of Science in Education
To apply online go to Graduate
Studies http://graduate.ku.edu
Set up an account to begin your
application
Follow procedural instructions under
domestic or international students
APPLI CATI ON PROCESS:
APPLI CATI ON DEADLI NES:
October 15 for Spring Semester
March 15 for Summer & Fall Semesters
FOR MORE I NFORMATI ON:
Sherrie Saathoff
Admissions and Recruitment
specialeduadm@ku.edu
The Department of Special Education at the
University of Kansas consistently ranks as one
of the top graduate-level special education
programs in the country. In the 2011 edition of
the U.S. News and World Report Americas Best
Graduate Schools, Kansas was selected as the
top graduate-level special education programs
for public universities.
Each year, the Department continues to
enhance its masters programs to ensure the
best preparation of special education teachers,
teacher educators, administrators, and feld
researchers.
Students who receive their professional
development through the Department have
the opportunity to learn and work closely with
national and internationally renowned faculty.
The Departments commitment to effective
teaching, excellent feld supervision and
support for the novice special educators,
innovation, and leadership make the University
of Kansas a great place to begin or further a
special education career.
To explore how your academic and
career goals ft with this degree contact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
Joseph R. Pearson Hall Room 523
(785) 864-4342 or pcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
EArlY CHIlDHOOD UNIFIED EDUCATION
The Early Childhood Unifed Education program focuses
on preparing professionals to meet the learning and develop-
ment needs of all infants, toddlers, preschool and kin-
dergarten-age children including those at-risk for and with
disabilities and their families within natural and inclusive
settings. Competencies address interdisciplinary approaches
that integrate developmentally appropriate educational and
early intervention strategies into holistic and functional
activities for all young children and their families in settings
such as homes, community childcare programs, preschools
and kindergartens. Furthermore, the program emphasizes
collaborative and team-based processes that empower
families and program staff to work together to support the
development of all young children.
ECU Faculty Contacts:
Dr. Eva Horn evahorn@ku.edu
Dr. Barbara Thompson bthomps@ku.edu
Dr. Greg Cheatham - gac@ku.edu
recommended sequencing of courses:
All classes meet in Lawrence unless otherwise designated.
First Fall
SPED 752 Introduction to the Discipline of Early Education
3 cr. M 4:30-7:00pm
SPED 750 Curriculum and Methods in Early Education
3 cr. W 4:30-7:00pm
SPED 755 Inclusive Strategies and Intervention Preschoolers
3 cr. T 4:30-7:00pm
First Spring
SPED 731 Supporting Child with Signifcant Learning & Behavioral
Concerns 3 cr. Th 4:30-7:00pm
SPED 753 Assessment Methods in Early Education
3 cr. T 4:30-7:00pm
SPED 739 Student Teaching in Unifed Early Childhood:
Kindergarten/ Preschool or Infant/ Toddler
3 cr. 20 hrs for 14 weeks
First Summer
SPED 854 Family and Interprofessional Collaboration
(Edwards Campus) 3 cr.
Second Fall
SPED 734 Inclusive Strategies and Intervention
Infants and Toddlers 3 cr. W 4:30-7:00pm
SPED 739 Student Teaching in Unifed Early Childhood:
Kindergarten/ Preschool or Infant/ Toddler
3 cr. 20 hrs for 14 weeks
PRE 715 Understanding Research in Education SPED
3 cr. (any semester)
Second Spring
SPED 898/899 Project/Thesis
3 cr. TH 4:30-7:00pm
Master of Science in Education (M.S.Ed.)
Early Childhood Unified Education (birth through Kindergarten)
Curriculum licensure/Master requirements:
SPED 752 Introduction to the Discipline of Early Education
(3 cr.)
SPED 750 Curriculum and Methods in Early Education
(3 cr.)
SPED 755 Inclusive Strategies and Intervention Preschoolers
(3 cr.)
SPED 753 Assessment Methods in Early Education
SPED 731 Supporting Child with Signifcant (3 cr.)
Learning & Behavioral Concerns
SPED 854 Family and Interprofessional (3 cr.)
Collaboration in Special Education
SPED 734 Inclusive Strategies and Intervention (3 cr.)
Infants and Toddlers
SPED 739 Student Teaching in Unifed Early (3 cr.)
Childhood: Kindergarten/ Preschool
SPED 739 Student Teaching in Unifed Early (3 cr.)
Childhood: Infant / Toddler

total hours 27
Additional Courses required for the Master Degree:
PrE 715 Understanding Research in Education (3 cr.)
And one of the following:
SPED 898 Masters Project (3 cr.)
SPED 899 Masters Thesis (3 cr.)

total hours for Masters: 33
These programs lead to a teaching license in the
state of Kansas, the Kansas Early Childhood Uni-
fied license (birth through kindergarten), making
you eligible to teach both regular and special
education students from birth through kindergarten.
Early Childhood Unified Education
licensure and Masters Programs
Department of Special Education
TheDepartmentofSpecialEducationatthe
UniversityofKansasconsistentlyranksasone
ofthetopgraduate-levelspecialeducation
programsinthecountry.Inthe2011editionof
theU.S. News and World ReportAmericasBest
GraduateSchools,Kansaswasselectedasthe
topgraduate-levelspecialeducationprograms
forpublicuniversities.
Eachyear,theDepartmentcontinuesto
enhanceitsmastersprogramstoensurethe
bestpreparationofspecialeducationteachers,
teachereducators,administrators,andfeld
researchers.
Studentswhoreceivetheirprofessional
developmentthroughtheDepartmenthave
theopportunitytolearnandworkcloselywith
nationalandinternationallyrenownedfaculty.
TheDepartmentscommitmenttoeffective
teaching,excellentfeldsupervisionand
supportforthenovicespecialeducators,
innovation,andleadershipmaketheUniversity
ofKansasagreatplacetobeginorfurthera
specialeducationcareer.
Toexplorehowyouracademicand
careergoalsftwiththisdegreecontact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
JosephR.PearsonHallRoom523
(785)864-4342orpcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
ToapplyonlinegotoGraduate
Studieshttp://graduate.ku.edu
Setupanaccounttobeginyour
application
Followproceduralinstructionsunder
domesticorinternationalstudents
APPLI CATI ON PROCESS:
APPLI CATI ON DEADLI NES:
October 15forSpringSemester
March 15 forSummer&FallSemesters
FOR MORE I NFORMATI ON:
SherrieSaathoff
AdmissionsandRecruitment
specialeduadm@ku.edu
AdAptive SpeCiAL edUCAtiON
Graduate preparation in High-Incidence Disabilities focuses
on meeting the educational needs of students with learning
and/or behavioral disabilities ranging from mild cognitive
disabilities to attention defcits. This program focuses on
strategies to promote access to the general curriculum for
students with disabilities, as well as knowledge and strategies
that address the unique learning and support systems that
are necessary to educate students with special needs.
Program graduates facilitate student access to the general
education curriculum and provide more intensive instructional
or behavioral support when needed. They work as co-teachers,
consultants and resource teachers who help classroom
teachers adapt content and conditions.
Students can obtain a Masters Degree (with or without
eligibility for Kansas endorsement in Adaptive Special
Education) or may study for endorsement only.
Classes meet at the Edwards Campus in Overland Park,
a suburb of Kansas City.
High-incidence Faculty Contacts:
program Coordinator: dr. Suzanne Robinson
smrobins@ku.edu
dr. Sean Smith seanj@ku.edu
dr. Richard Simpson - richsimp@ku.edu
dr. Jamie Basham - jbasham@ku.edu
AdAptive eNdORSemeNt ReqUiRemeNtS:
SPED 630/730 Characteristics, Methods, and Assessment:
Introduction to Struggling Learners and
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED 641/741 Methods and Assessment: Literacy
Interventions for Struggling Learners and
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED 775 Practicum with Exceptional
Children & Youth: Adaptive (3 cr.)
The above courses lead to Provisional Endorsement
allowing one to work as a special education teacher while
completing the full adaptive endorsement listed below.
SPED 743 Methods: Functional Behavioral
Assessment, Positive Behavior
Support and Classroom Management (3 cr.)
SPED 841 Methods and Assessment: Learning Strategies
and Content Mastery for Struggling
Learners & Students with High-Incidence
Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED 843 Advanced Methods and Assessment:
Strategies for Students with
Signifcant Behavior, Social, &
Emotional Needs (3 cr.)
SPED 854 Family and Interprofessional
Collaboration in Special Education (3 cr.)
SPED 875 Advanced Practicum with Exceptional
Children & Youth: Adaptive (3 cr.)
SPED 856 Transition Education and Services
from Childhood through Adulthood
(required for middle and secondary
certifcation only) (3 cr.)
total hours 24-27


mASteR OF SCieNCe iN edUCAtiON (m.S.ed.)
HigH-iNCideNCe (AdAptive) mASteR ReqUiRemeNtS:
Sped 630/730 Characteristics, Methods, and Assessment:
Online Introduction to Struggling Learners and
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
Sped 641/741 Methods and Assessment: Literacy
Interventions for Struggling Learners and
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
Sped 743 Methods: Functional Behavioral
Assessment, Positive Behavior Support
and Classroom Management (3 cr.)
Sped 841 Advanced Methods and Assessment:
Learning Strategies and Content
Mastery for Struggling Learners & Students
with High-Incidence Disabilitiies (3 cr.)
Sped 843 Advanced Methods and Assessment:
Strategies for Students with Signifcant
Behavior, Social, & Emotional Needs (3 cr.)
Sped 854 Family and Interprofessional
Collaboration in Special Education (3 cr.)
Sped 775 Practicum with Exceptional Children
& Youth: Adaptive (3 cr.)
Sped 875 Advanced Practicum with Exceptional
Children & Youth: Adaptive (3 cr.)
Sped 856 Transition Education and Services from
Online Childhood through Adulthood (for middle
& secondary certifcation only) (3 cr.)
pRe 715 Understanding Research in Education (3 cr.)

Outside Department Graduate School Courses
(1-3 cr.)
Choose one of the following:
Sped 898 Masters Project or (3 cr.)
Sped 899 Masters Thesis or (3 cr.)
Sped 896 Capstone Adaptive Program Seminar: Written
Comprehensive Exam Summer Semester Only
(This is a 36 credit hour program) (3 cr.)

total hours 30 33
these programs lead to a Special education Adaptive
endorsement in the state of Kansas if you are currently
licensed in early childhood, elementary or secondary
general education. this endorsement makes you eligible to
work with students with mild to moderate learning disabilities,
behavior disorder, mental retardation and autism.
Department of Special Education
High-incidence disabilities
Adaptive Special education
endorsement and masters programs
The Department of Special Education at the
University of Kansas consistently ranks as one
of the top graduate-level special education
programs in the country. In the 2011 edition of
the U.S. News and World Report Americas Best
Graduate Schools, Kansas was selected as the
top graduate-level special education programs
for public universities.
Each year, the Department continues to
enhance its masters programs to ensure the
best preparation of special education teachers,
teacher educators, administrators, and feld
researchers.
Students who receive their professional
development through the Department have
the opportunity to learn and work closely with
national and internationally renowned faculty.
The Departments commitment to effective
teaching, excellent feld supervision and
support for the novice special educators,
innovation, and leadership make the University
of Kansas a great place to begin or further a
special education career.
To explore how your academic and
career goals ft with this degree contact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
Joseph R. Pearson Hall Room 523
(785) 864-4342 or pcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
To apply online go to Graduate
Studies http://graduate.ku.edu
Set up an account to begin your
application
Follow procedural instructions under
domestic or international students
APPLI CATI ON PROCESS:
APPLI CATI ON DEADLI NES:
October 15 for Spring Semester
March 15 for Summer & Fall Semesters
FOR MORE I NFORMATI ON:
Sherrie Saathoff
Admissions and Recruitment
specialeduadm@ku.edu

FUNCTIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION
Masters preparation in the area of Low-Incidence
Disabilities focuses on meeting the educational needs
of students requiring a life-skills oriented approach
in addition to an intensive special education program
to progress in the general curriculum. These students
have signifcant intellectual disabilities and may
include students with severe and multiple disabilities,
including students in the autism spectrum who have
concomitant cognitive, sensory, and physical impairments.
The Masters and/or endorsement program in
Low-Incidence Disabilities focuses on strategies to
promote access to the general curriculum for
students with significant intellectual disabilities,
as well as knowledge and strategies addressing
the unique learning and support needs required to
educate students with intensive support needs.
Classes meet at the Lawrence Campus and the Edwards
Campus in Overland Park, a suburb of Kansas City.
Low-Incidence Faculty Contacts:
Mary Morningstar-mmorningstar@ku.edu
(Program Coordinator)
Earle Knowlton eknow@ku.edu
Wayne Sailor- wsailor@ku.edu
Michael Wehmeyer- wehmeyer@ku.edu
FUNCTIONAL ENDOrSEMENT rEqUIrEMENTS
SPED 630/730 Characteristics, Methods, and Assessment:
Introduction to Struggling Learners and
Students with High-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED 742 Methods and Assessment: Life Skills
and Community-Based Instruction (3 cr.)
SPED 775 Practicum with Exceptional Children
and Youth: Functional (3 cr.)
The above courses lead to Provisional Endorsement
allowing you to work as a special education teacher while
completing the full functional endorsement listed below.
SPED 735 Characteristics, Methods, and Assessment:
Introduction to Struggling Learners and
Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities (3 cr.)
SPED 743 Methods: Functional Behavioral (3 cr.)
Assessment, Positive Behavior Support
and Classroom Management
SPED 842 Advanced Methods: Strategies for (2 cr.)
Students with Signifcant Sensory,
Motor and Health Needs

SPED 844 Advanced Methods: Nonsymbolic (3 cr.)
and Symbolic Communication Assessment
and Augmentation Strategies

SPED 854 Family and Interprofessional (3 cr.)
Collaboration in Special Education

SPED 856 Transition Education and Services (3 cr.)
from Childhood through Adulthood
SPED 875 Advanced Practicum with Exceptional (3 cr.)
Children & Youth: Functional
total hours: 29
ADDITIONAL COUrSES rEqUIrED FOr ThE
MASTEr OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION DEgrEE:
PRE 715 Understanding Research in Education (3 cr.)

Outside Program of Study Elective (1-3 cr.)

Student will select one of the following for the Masters degree:
SPED 898 Masters Project or (3 cr.)
SPED 899 Masters Thesis or (3 cr.)
Written Comprehensive Exam (This is a 36 hour program)

This program leads to a Special Education Functional
endorsement in the state of Kansas if you are currently
licensed in early childhood, elementary, or secondary
education. This endorsement makes you eligible to work
with students with significant and multiple disabilities
requiring a life-skills oriented approach.
Department of Special Education
Low-Incidence Disabilities
Functional Special Education
Endorsement and Masters Programs
The Department of Special Education at the
University of Kansas consistently ranks as one
of the top graduate-level special education
programs in the country. In the 2011 edition of
the U.S. News and World Report Americas Best
Graduate Schools, Kansas was selected as the
top graduate-level special education programs
for public universities.
Each year, the Department continues to
enhance its masters programs to ensure the
best preparation of special education teachers,
teacher educators, administrators, and feld
researchers.
Students who receive their professional
development through the Department have
the opportunity to learn and work closely with
national and internationally renowned faculty.
The Departments commitment to effective
teaching, excellent feld supervision and
support for the novice special educators,
innovation, and leadership make the University
of Kansas a great place to begin or further a
special education career.
To explore how your academic and
career goals ft with this degree contact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
Joseph R. Pearson Hall Room 523
(785) 864-4342 or pcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
To apply online go to Graduate
Studies http://graduate.ku.edu
Set up an account to begin your
application
Follow procedural instructions under
domestic or international students
APPLI CATI ON PROCESS:
APPLI CATI ON DEADLI NES:
October 15 for Spring Semester
March 15 for Summer & Fall Semesters
FOR MORE I NFORMATI ON:
Sherrie Saathoff
Admissions and Recuitment
specialeduadm@ku.edu
SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION
AND TRANSITION SERVICES
Graduate education in the area of Transition Education
and Services focuses on meeting the educational needs
of secondary special education students and young
adults with disabilities who are making the transition
to adult life. The focus is cross-disability, meaning
that program coursework provides information about
effective program models and research impacting all
students served in special education. Graduate students
in the program choose to focus their studies on specifc
types of disabilities, as appropriate.
The online Masters in Transition Services offers grad-
uate students the opportunity for graduate education
specifc to effective transition models, programs and
research. Within the Masters program, a minimum of
15 hours must be met from the approved Transition
core.
Additional elective courses are taken based on
individual student interest.
Location: Online and Lawrence campus
Program Director:
Dr. Mary Morningstar
mmorningstar@ku.edu
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION (M.S.ED.)
SECONDARY SPECIAL EDUCATION
TRANSITION SERVICES
MASTER REQUIREMENTS
This program is either 30 credit hrs. (Thesis/ Project option) or 36
credit hr. (Exam option) of which no fewer than 15 hours must be in
Secondary/Transition approved core or elective courses with at least 2
elective courses taken outside the Program Area of Study.
KU TRANSCERT PROGRAM COURSES
SPED 856 Transition Education and Services (3cr.)
SPED 857 Vocational Training and Employment (3cr.)
SPED 858 Assessment for Transition Planning (3cr.)
SPED 859 Interagency Services for Transition to
Adulthood (3cr.)
SPED 980 Linking Secondary Curriculum and
Academic Instruction to Transition (3cr.)
6 HOURS OF ADDITIONAL COURSE WORK IN SPECIAL EDUCATION
COMPLETION OF MASTERS PROGRAM
Elective from outside Program Area (3cr.)
PRE 715 Understanding Research in Education (3cr.)
SPED 898 or 899 Masters Project or Masters Thesis (3cr.)

Written Exam Option
(36 hours of coursework plus a written comprehensive exam)



KU TransCert
The online KU TransCert Program offers educational
opportunities for secondary special education
professionals focusing on the transition from school
to adult life. This online graduate certifcate
program draws from the existing KU Transition
graduate coursework and consists of a 15-credit
hour online program leading to a graduate
certifcate in transition. Students must apply and be
admitted to the program before enrolling in the fve
core transition courses .
For more information contact:
Dr. Mary Morningstar
Program Director
mmorningstar@ku.edu
This program is designed to prepare personnel in fields
related to meeting the needs of secondary
special education students and young adults with
disabilities who are making the transition to adult life.
Department of Special Education
Secondary Special Education
and Transition Services
Masters Program
Online and Campus-Based
The Department of Special Education at the
University of Kansas consistently ranks as one
of the top graduate-level special education
programs in the country. In the 2011 edition of
the U.S. News and World Report Americas Best
Graduate Schools, Kansas was selected as the
top graduate-level special education programs
for public universities.
Each year, the Department continues to
enhance its masters programs to ensure
the best preparation of special education
teachers, teacher educators, administrators,
and feld researchers. Students who receive
their professional development through the
Department have the opportunity to learn and
work closely with national and internationally
renowned faculty.
The Departments commitment to effective
teaching, excellent feld supervision and
support for the novice special educators,
innovation, and leadership make the Uni-
versity of Kansas a great place to begin or
further a special education career.
To explore how your academic and
career goals ft with this degree contact:
Pam Cullerton
Special Education Masters Advisor
Joseph R. Pearson Hall Room 523
(785) 864-4342 or pcullert@ku.edu
WHY CHOOSE US. . .
For more information on admission process contact
Sherrie Saathoff at specialeduadm@ku.edu.
KU Program Application Process*:
Apply and pay application fee
online at http://graduate.ku.edu
Follow procedural instructions
for application under domestic or
international student.
Deadlines date (The transition pro-
gram only accepts applications for
the fall semester):
Fall - March 15th
*This application is seperate from the iTran
scholarship application