COE GOES TO TRIMESTERS!
The Department of Counseling and Special Education offers four major programs for individuals interested in working as special educators, speech pathologists, and as counselors. Graduates of these programs assume leadership roles in their local districts and the state; demonstrate a commitment to inclusiveness and equity in their interactions with children with diverse needs; serve as exemplars of a collaborative spirit as they interact with other educators, families and community agencies; and model intellectual vitality as they examine and implement research and best practices in their work settings.
The mission of the Special Education Program is to prepare graduate students for teaching roles that support the educational growth and development of children experiencing disabilities. This mission is consistent with the mission of the College of Education and emphasizes: Innovation, Excellence, and Collaboration. In keeping with that mission, the Department offers distance-delivered master’s programs in K-12 as well as early childhood special education (birth through age 5). In partnership with East Carolina University, the Department also offers course work that leads to a master’s degree in speech, language, and auditory pathology. And, for those interested in counseling, a master’s level program in counselor education (emphasis in adult counseling, general counseling, vocational counseling, elementary school counseling, secondary school counseling, and dual K-8/7-12 school counseling) is offered on the Anchorage campus.
There are three major goals of the Special Education program:
- To prepare teachers to work with people who have disabilities.
- To provide services to people who experience disabilities, their families, and school districts. These services are provided through graduate students during their internship experiences. Students gain the experience they require to become competent special educators and the community benefits from their service.
- To actively pursue an ongoing program of research related to our profession. The special education faculty feels that all three professional activities; i.e., teaching, service, and research, are important to the advancement of our profession. We hope that this web page will be a useful resource for our students as well as for all people who are interested in knowing more about special education.
Contact us
Program E-mails
Counselor Education: case@uaa.alaska.edu
Early Childhood Special Education: ecse@uaa.alaska.edu
Speech Language Pathology: slp@uaa.alaska.edu
Special Education: case@uaa.alaska.edu
Professional Studies Building, Room 225
Phone: 907.786.6317
Outside Anchorage: 888.822.8973
Fax: 907.786.4474
Office Hours
Mon-Fri: 9am–5:30pm
