Special Education Department
Mission

The primary mission of Special Education is to provide a quality instructional program, guided by the competencies suggested by our professional society, the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC), to prepare students for their future roles as special educators. To this end, special education undergraduate and graduate courses provide a broad knowledge base, applied skills and competencies, and appropriate field experiences leading to initial certification.  Further, graduate courses present specialized skills, research competencies, and instructional strategies consistent with the role of master teacher. The personnel preparation emphasis in this progarm parallels the theme of teacher preparation in the role and mission of UNK and the priority of providing quality instruction as emphasized in the mission statement of the College of Education.