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Welcome to the Department of Special Education at UCCS.

About

Special education is a unique and challenging profession. Candidates in special education learn to teach students the skills needed to fully participate in their school, community, and workplace. Course work combines on-campus learning with field learning experiences to prepare candidates to work with people with disabilities ages 5 to 21. Special Educators plan and deliver instruction designed to meet each student's individual needs. They also have opportunities to work with individual students, co-teach within general education classrooms, consult with general educators, accommodate and modify general education curricula, and collaborate with parents and other professionals.

We invite you to explore the various degree and licensure programs that the Department of Special Education at UCCS has to offer. Visit Downloads to view brochures about our licensing programs, both undergraduate and graduate.

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Accreditations

Department of Special Education programs are accredited by:

• National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
• Colorado Department of Education (CDE)
• Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE)
• Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)

Projects and Initiatives

• Breaktime Community Collaboration for Family Respite Care
• ChoiceMaker Self-Determination Curriculum
  and self-determination lessons for elementary aged students
• Family as Faculty
• Freedom's Song: 100 Years of African American Struggle and Triumph
• Freshman Seminar
• Statewide Positive Behavior Support Training
• Statewide K-12 Developmental Disabilities Initiative
• UCCS Teacher Cadet Alliance
• NCELLA (National Center for English Language Learner Achievement)

Community Participation

• Colorado Department of Education Task Forces
• Colorado Reading First Higher Education Council
• PEAK Parent Center
• Professional Development Council
• Resources for Families and Young Children
• School District 11 Family and Consumer Sciences Advisory Committee