Ed.S. in Special Education

Walden’s Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Special Education program offers you the opportunity to address a growing need for special education teachers and professionals to make a direct impact in the lives of students with exceptionalities in learning. This advanced graduate-level program is designed for individuals who seek a specialist role in public and private schools or community service agencies, positions that are becoming more essential due to a shortage of special education teachers. The curriculum, aligned with the Council for Exceptional Children’s Advanced Role Content Standards, includes an emphasis on research methodology to help you more effectively evaluate and improve special education programs and instruction.

This degree program can help you:

• Collaborate effectively with families and school staff to enhance special education practice.
• Assist with school-wide prevention and intervention efforts.
• Support teacher in-service training in special education.
•  Illustrate your knowledge in special education through a capstone project that will provide the opportunity to apply knowledge in your own school or organization.

When you choose Walden’s Ed.S. in Special Education, you can benefit from the flexibility of online learning and from MobileLearn^SM. Offered exclusively at Walden, MobileLearn not only enables you to choose where and when you learn, it also gives you the ability to choose how you learn. Learn more. 

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Walden offers many more learning options. Find the right one for you:

• See all online Ed.S. programs.
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Find information about Walden programs and licensure requirements specific to your state.

For assistance in deciding which online degree program fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.

Walden University is approved by Minnesota to offer the Ed.S. in Educational Leadership and Administration program that leads to licensure as a P–12 principal in Minnesota. This is the only program offered by Walden that is state approved as leading to any P–12 administrative/leadership license (e.g., assistant principal, principal, teacher leader, superintendent).

In addition, through a partnership with the Harris County Department of Education, Walden’s M.S. in Education, Educational Leadership program leads to principal licensure at the master’s level in Texas. More information about the Texas Principal Certification Program can be found at http://www.hcde-texas.org/default.aspx?name=PrinCert. 

Prospective candidates from outside of Minnesota should review their own state’s requirements to ensure that completing a teacher or principal preparation program at Walden will meet eligibility requirements for similar licensure in their state. 

Walden University makes no representation or guarantee that successful completion of Walden's programs, or coursework for graduate credit within any graduate program, will permit a graduate to obtain state licensure or endorsement as a P–12 teacher or administrator.