Concentrations

About the Concentration

The doctor of education with a concentration in special education is designed specifically for practicing teachers, administrators, parents, or other service providers with a sincere desire to improve opportunities and the quality of life for individuals with disabilities. This program will help practitioners develop leadership skills through self-reflection and analysis, and best practices through practical application. Those skills and practices can then be used to solve real problems in the workplace. The doctoral program in special education focuses on facilitating the development of logical, critical, and reflective thinking skills in the areas of teacher collaboration, law, assessment and evaluation, administration, and multicultural issues.

Who Should Apply

• practicing teachers, administrators, human service professionals, care providers, and others working with individuals with disabilities
• individuals with master's degrees who wish to obtain a doctoral degree and increase their knowledge and skills in special education

Requirements

Admission Requirements

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Program Completion Requirements

• Satisfactory completion of both attendance requirements
• DSO 8000 - Doctoral Studies Orientation
• FSC 8000 -  Summer Conference (Conference on Global Leadership, Learning and Research)
• Satisfactory completion of all required courses
• Students must complete EDD 9200 prior to enrolling in EDD 9300. Students must complete EDD 9300 prior to enrolling in EDD 9100.
• Students must complete EDD 9300 prior to enrolling in ARC 8917. Students must complete ARC 8912 prior to enrolling in ARC 8918.
• successful completion of an applied dissertation
• cumulative maintained grade point average of 3.0 or higher
• completed application for degree: http://www.nova.edu/cwis/registrar/instructions.html  

Curriculum (PDF)