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Master of Arts in Education
Special Education Focus (with License)
If your passion and enthusiasm are leading you to special education, Marian University will help you connect your passion to a career that helps shape the education of children who need dedicated teachers like you.
As a student in Marian’s MAE Special Education Focus degree program you will prepare to meet the diverse learning needs of students as a Wisconsin licensed special education teacher.
MPath, our engaging online education platform, combined with active learning facilitated by expert faculty, allows you to continue in your current position while you progress through a highly respected, accredited program. Current teachers and career changers will have the opportunity to confidently learn to meet the challenges of facilitating learning in a special education environment and move into an inspiring career supporting special education students.
The Special Education graduate level, initial licensure program is designed for teaching students with special needs in middle childhood-early adolescence (grades 1-8) and early adolescence-adolescence (grades 5-12). Completion of the program leads to a Master of Arts in Education degree in special education/cross-categorical with a concentration in specific learning disabilities.
Why Choose Marian for Special Education?
Learn to teach special education students in grades 1-12
Keep your current job while going to school online through MPath
Advance your teaching career or transition from another
Choose your start date, classes start monthly
Master new skills at your own pace
Collaborate with peers and apply learning through field experiences
Master of Arts in Education
Special Education Focus (with License)
If your passion and enthusiasm is leading you to special education, Marian will help you connect your passion to a career that helps shape the education of children who need dedicated teachers like you.
As a student in Marian’s MAE Special Education focus degree program you will prepare to meet the diverse learning needs of students as a Wisconsin licensed special education teacher.
MPath, our engaging online education platform, combined with active learning facilitated by expert faculty, allows you to continue in your current position while you progress through a highly respected, accredited program. Current teachers and career changers will have the opportunity to confidently learn to meet the challenges of facilitating learning in a special education environment and move into an inspiring career supporting special education students.
The Special Education graduate level, initial licensure program is designed for teaching students with special needs in middle childhood-early adolescence (grades 1-8) and early adolescence-adolescence (grades 5-12). Completion of the program leads to a Master of Arts in Education degree in special education/cross-categorical with a concentration in specific learning disabilities.
Why Choose Marian for Special Education?
Learn to teach special education students in grades 1-12
Keep your current job while going to school online through MPath
Advance your teaching career or transition from another
Choose your start date, classes start monthly
Master new skills at your own pace
Collaborate with peers and apply learning through field experiences
The MAE Special Education Focus is perfect for:
“Having entered the teaching profession as a career-changer myself, I can appreciate the challenges and excitement of a program such as Marian’s MPath Flexible Learning Program – because I’ve been there! For this reason, our program focuses on preparing you to enter the classroom confident and ready for the challenge.”
Polly Manske – Assistant professor of teacher education at Marian University

MPath Online Program Schedule: FLEXIBLE SCHEDULE
The online Master of Arts in Education (with license) focus special education, is designed for professionals who are dedicated to furthering their education with the convenience of a program custom-made to fit their lives. The Flexible Program provides 12 convenient start dates and the ability to set your pace and customize your own completion plan.
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The Marian University Benefit
Marian is a member of NC-SARA (National Council for State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements).
- Marian is accredited through the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a regional accreditation agency for institutions of higher education based in the North Central region of the United States.
Marian University holds programmatic accreditation for degrees in nursing, business, social work and teacher education.

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