Moderate Severe Disabilities, M.S.D.

Degree Design

Moderate and Severe Disabilities, P-12 Program is a twenty-one (21) hour program designed to give candidates the opportunity to acquire knowledge, gain skills in identifying and assessing the needs of students, planning instruction and assessments for students with moderate and severe disabilities and with autism spectrum disorders. Three options for MSD certification are available to candidates; (1) certification only, (2) as a certification component to the Teacher Leader Master of Arts in Special Education and (3) as a specialty option to Rank I/Master of Arts in School Improvement. Three major assessments include (1) a case study that plans for post -secondary transitional needs, (2) a student centered Individual Education Plan (IEP) based on assessment data administered and analyzed by the candidate, and (3) an alternate assessment project. Two additional assessments required for candidates pursuing MSD certification in the TL/MASE and Rank I programs will be the Master’s Action Research Project (MARP) from ED 690 - Supervision of Instruction  and the culminating project from  ED 705 - Effective Professional Development .

Certification Options

• Certification Only
    
• TL/MASE Option, T.L.M.A.S.E.
    
• Rank I/School Improvement Option, M.S.D.