Overview

This Special Education - Early Childhood (Birth - Grade 2) program at SUNY Oneonta College will lead to the professional license for teachers already certified in Early Childhood Education as well as initial licenses in Special Education.

Through this partnership, teaching assistants working in Springbrook’s new school for children with autism have the opportunity to earn a master’s degree in Special Education at SUNY Oneonta, tuition-free. Many of the classes are taught on-site by faculty from the college’s nationally accredited Division of Education and Springbrook will pay for employee tuition each semester.

Learning outcomes

Degree requirements include a minimum of ten courses in Special Education and Literacy and a 40-day student teaching course experience at two grade levels. Since all candidates will already hold an initial teaching license, no additional field work is required unless designated by course instructors. The courses are focused on skill development across the curriculum.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Foundations of Special Education

Instructional Design for All Content Areas

Applied Behavioral Analysis

Teaching Learners with Severe and Multiple Special Needs

Teaching Math and Written Language to Learners with Special Needs

Assessment for Teaching Learners with Special Needs

Assistive Technology

Communication and Collaboration

Teaching Young Learners with Special Needs

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00

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More details

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until institutional enrollment goals are met.

Language

English

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Credits

36 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oneonta, United States

Disciplines

Special Education Early Childhood Education View 386 other Masters in Early Childhood Education in United States

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Completed application and the non-refundable fee.
Submit a copy of a NYS initial teaching certificate in Early Childhood Education, or notify us that the certification is on your TEACH account. (Teaching certificates from other states are considered.)
Submit an official transcript of an earned Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college.
Have achieved an undergraduate GPA of 3.0 overall and 3.0 in the major field during the last two years of undergraduate work.
Submit an essay reflecting on your student teaching and/or teaching experiences with students with special needs and identify one area of special needs that you would like to learn more about. Describe some of the issues you would discuss with a parent/guardian. Also describe two teaching adaptations that you might make for a child with special needs. Include references to at least five professional articles or books.
Submit three letters of reference.
Complete a personal interview.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

23700 USD / year

≈ 23700 USD / year
Out-of-State

23700 USD / year

≈ 23700 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

23700 USD / year

≈ 23700 USD / year

Living costs

Oneonta

United States

850 - 1300 USD / month

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