Program Profile
Master’s in Special Education (Ed. M.)
Special Education
Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education in positive Schools, Project TIES, is a personnel preparation program focused on strengthening ties between general and special education while preparing teachers to work more effectively with students who display challenging behavior. This Master Degree program in Special Education leads to a Learning and Behavior Specialist II, advanced endorsement, in Behavior Intervention. The Chicago program is an innovative program designed specifically for Chicago Public School teachers. Delivery Method: Classes offered on: Credit options for courses within the program: Number of Required Campus Visits: 0 Enrollment Type: Total Number of Credit Hours: http://www.ed.uiuc.edu/sped/TIES/ChicagoCoursework.html Tuition/Program Costs: Tuition stipends are available to cover a portion of costs for graduate study through Project TIES (Preparing Teachers for Inclusive Education in positive Schools) Admission Requirement(s): Application Deadline: This program is now closed to applicants. Departmental Program Website: www.ed.uiuc.edu/sped/ties Program Contact(s): Yvonne Carey or Lisa Monda-Amaya Department of Special Education University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 217-333-0260 | 217-333-6555 fax |







