Special Education: Learning Disabilities (MA)

Admission to the Program

Students must meet the minimum university requirements for graduate study.

32 credit hours of approved graduate work
- Option to waive credit hours: Students who are fulltime classroom teachers may be permitted to waive 2 credit hours of internship (EDU-792 Special Education: Learning Disabilities Student Teaching Seminar in Professional Practice (1-9) ) without replacement. The waiving of credit hours and the specific number of credit hours to be waived are determined and approved by the program director upon admission to the program
Completion of Praxis Core or equivalency exam set by the District of Columbia, preferably by end of first semester in program; consult program office for exam information
Completion of Praxis Content Knowledge Exam prior to graduation

Note: An elective approved by the student’s advisor may be used as a substitute for EDU-620 Theories of Educational Psychology and Human Development (3) .

Complete 3 credit hours from the following:

American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor’s/master’s programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor’s / Master’s Program and Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees for more information.

In addition to meeting the minimum university requirements for combined bachelor’s/master’s programs:

Applicants must have a grade point average of 3.00 or higher in major and minor courses
Students seeking the combined BA/MA option must complete both degrees on-campus