Overview

Department of Special Education / Department of Special Education is located in Austin, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Education (M Ed)	Autism and developmental disability
Master of Education (M Ed)	Multicultural special education
Master of Arts (MA)	Early childhood special education
Master of Arts (MA)	Learning disabilities/behavior disorders
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Rehabilitation counselor education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Rehabilitation counselor education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Early childhood special education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Special education administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Multicultural special education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Learning disabilities
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Autism and developmental disabilities
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Early childhood special education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Rehabilitation counselor
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Autism and developmental disabilities
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Special education administration
Master of Arts (MA)	Autism and developmental disability
Master of Education (M Ed)	Early childhood special education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Multicultural special education
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Learning disabilities
Doctor of Education (Ed D)	Multicultural special education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Learning disabilities/behavior disorders

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?
Distance learning programs available?
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Alternate accepted
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required

Admissions

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	Not reported	Yes
Spring deadline	October 1st	Not reported	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Anchored instruction, reading disabilities, multicultural/bilingual
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 110 Inner Campus Drive
Austin, TX  78705
United States

Contact Herbert J. Rieth Jr.
Chairman
Email: rieth.herb@mail.utexas.edu
Phone: 512-475-6552
Fax: 512-471-2471

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