Program Details | Special Education

Total credits	Estimated resident cost	Estimated Washington border cost	Estimated non-resident cost
45	$27,010	$29,377	$37,540
Program cost estimates are based on 2024/25 PSU tuition and fees only. This chart is provided to help you estimate the minimum tuition and fees for program completion. Additional fees may apply depending on the course of study that you choose to pursue and the specific courses for which you enroll, so you may also find it useful to review detailed tuition and fee information and the full cost of attendance for PSU programs. Financial aid and scholarship options may be available to offset program costs. Visit COE Scholarships for specific details on how to qualify and apply.

Total credits

Estimated resident cost

Estimated Washington border cost

Estimated non-resident cost

45

$27,010

$29,377

$37,540

Program cost estimates are based on 2024/25 PSU tuition and fees only. This chart is provided to help you estimate the minimum tuition and fees for program completion. Additional fees may apply depending on the course of study that you choose to pursue and the specific courses for which you enroll, so you may also find it useful to review detailed tuition and fee information and the full cost of attendance for PSU programs.

Financial aid and scholarship options may be available to offset program costs. Visit COE Scholarships for specific details on how to qualify and apply.

Program of study

The College of Education offers a Master of Science degree or a Master of Arts degree (MA requires a foreign language proficiency examination) in Special Education. The master's degree in special education may be completed in conjunction with a teacher licensure program or independently.

Master's degree with licensure	Master's degree without licensure
Complete licensure program	Complete 45 credit program of study to be determined with advisor
Complete master's core	As part of the 45 credit program, complete the master’s core

Master's core courses:

SPED 596: Research in Special Education
SPED 597: Issues and Practices in Special Education
SPED 506: Special Project (a faculty-mentored applied research project)

Note for the Visually Impaired Learner Program and the Early Intervention/ Early Childhood Special Education Program: Students completing programs in Visually Impaired Learner or Early Intervention/Early Childhood will have the master core classes incorporated into the licensure sequence. Licensure and degree will be awarded simultaneously. Questions should be directed to the program coordinator.

Course descriptions

For course descriptions, please consult the Bulletin or Class Schedule.

Re-Enrollment

Students not enrolling in a course for one academic year may be changed to "inactive" status by the Graduate School. If you have been previously admitted but are not able to currently register for classes, please fill out a graduate re-enrollment request form and turn it in to the Special Education Department for processing