B.A. to M.ED. IN SPECIAL EDUCATION WITH A CONCENTRATION IN INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES

The B.A. to M.Ed. program in Special Education with a Concentration in Intellectual Disabilities is designed for outstanding High Point University undergraduate students majoring in Special Education-Adapted Curriculum. To be eligible, students must be enrolled in their final year of undergraduate study and have demonstrated academic success in the first three years of coursework. Students accepted into the B.A. to M.Ed. Program in Special Education with a Concentration in Intellectual Disabilities will be permitted to enroll in 9 credits of advanced coursework that may be applied toward the degree requirements of the M.Ed. program in Special Education with a Concentration in Intellectual Disabilities. Students will apply for admission into the M.Ed. program in Special Education with a Concentration in Intellectual Disabilities immediately upon graduation and continue in the program during the summer and into the following academic year. Upon completion of all graduate coursework and when students submit the application for graduation, the specified credits completed during the senior undergraduate year will be transferred onto the students’ graduate academic record.

Admission Term: Fall Senior Year Only

B.A. to M.Ed. Admission Policy

Current HPU students intending to apply for admission to the Bachelors to Masters program have the option to apply in the Fall or Spring for the upcoming undergraduate semester. Students apply to the graduate portion of the program the semester prior to their completion of their undergraduate degree.

Required materials include:

• Completed Online Application: When starting your application, please indicate your entering term (the semester you are no longer an undergraduate student) as the semester after graduation. For most BA to M.Ed. students, this will be the summer term after you graduate.
• Essay/personal statement about interest in the program and goals for the degree (1-2 pages)
• Three recommendation letters from High Point University professor’s
• An official transcript from all colleges attended other than High Point University. *Note: The Office of Graduate Admissions will request your High Point University transcript for you once application is submitted.
• Professional resume
• 3.0 GPA is required for consideration for admission.

Exceptions to any admission requirement may be considered under special circumstances.

Program of Study (36 semester hours)

Senior Year Courses (9 credit hours)

• EDU 4566/5166 – Using Data to Make Instructional Improvement
• EDU 4543/5143 – Occupational and Transition Planning for Secondary Students with Intellectual Disabilities
• EDU 4545/5145 – Assistive Technology and Instructional Support for the 21st Century Classroom

Core Courses (9 credit hours)

• EDU 5040 – Diversity in Education: Societal and Organizational Perspectives
• EDU 5060 – Developing Leaders in 21st Century Schools
• EDU 5090 – Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities: Legal, Ethical, and Historical Perspectives

Instructional Courses (12 credit hours)

• EDU 5141 – Curriculum Assessment and Planning for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
• EDU 5142 – Instructional and Transition Planning for Elementary Students with Intellectual Disabilities
• EDU 5144 – Consultation and Collaboration with Families and Community Agencies
• EDU 5146 – Building Self-Determination and Advocacy Skills in Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Capstone Experience (6 credit hours)

• EDU 5030 – Methods of Educational Research
• EDU 5200 – Thesis

or

• EDU 5300 – Product of Learning

or

• EDU 5240 – Clinical Internship