Help students achieve their dreams.
The Master of Education in Moderate Disabilities program at Worcester State University helps you become a highly trained educator with the specialized knowledge and skills to teach students with moderate disabilities in all grades levels.
Our convenient, part-time program is designed for working adults with an initial teacher license in moderate disabilities. If you completed Worcester State’s initial teacher licensure program in moderate disabilities, you can easily transfer 12 of those credits to this master’s program.
You will work closely with your faculty advisor to identify your unique academic and career goals and develop a program of study to achieve them. You will also conduct in-depth research on a topic in moderate disabilities that interests you—and that applies to your classroom practice. Your studies culminate in a comprehensive thesis project, for which you will compile an electronic portfolio of work that not only demonstrates your mastery of all program competencies, but also showcases your professional development.
Graduates of this program have found great success as special education teachers in public and private schools across the state. In fact, a master’s degree in moderate disabilities from Worcester State University may be used toward professional teacher licensure in Massachusetts.
Admission requirements
Applicants for this program must provide the following:
- Proof of a bachelor’s degree with a minimum 2.75 GPA from a regionally accredited institution or from a recognized foreign institution of higher education
- Completed graduate application, including fee and essay
- Official transcripts (Official Course-by-Course transcript evaluation required for all college level courses taken outside of the United States.)
- Two current letters of recommendation (Less than 6 months old)
- Results of an English proficiency assessment, if applicable
- Copy of a Massachusetts initial or professional teaching license in moderate disabilities