Choose from several graduate programs in special education focusing on teacher preparation and join in research about meeting the needs of students with disabilities.
We also offer multiple certificate programs at this moment and will continue to expand these offerings over time.
Graduate Degree Programs
Prepare to serve students with challenges
Whether you are starting out in your career, looking for an online degree flexible enough to fit your schedule or are interested in pursuing a doctoral degree, we’ve got programs for you.
Choose a program below to learn more:
Research is like trying to solve a fascinating puzzle. In working with colleagues on interventions to improve children’s emotional and behavioral outcomes, I always enjoy designing a study so that its results will contribute to the field.
— Ann Daunic, UF scholar in Special Education
Graduate Certificates
— Graduate Certificate in Healthcare & Education Transition
Promote independence through a medical and educational collaboration
In this certificate program, medical professionals and educators learn together to understand each other’s values, goals, legal issues, and professional language. Participation in this collaborative venture will help develop an attitude of mutual understanding and respect enabling you to facilitate more effective transition experiences for youth with chronic illness and their families including transitions from pediatric to adult oriented healthcare; from school to higher education and employment, and from adolescence to adulthood.
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— Graduate Certificate in Disabilities in Society
“The certificate you didn’t know you needed!”
This fully online certificate provides opportunities for students to enhance their knowledge of disabilities by deepening their understanding of implications of disabilities for professional practice. The focus is on how disabilities are perceived, ways people with disabilities are included, and legal aspects of disability policies within and beyond practices in education systems.
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Doctoral Research Opportunities
Now Recruiting Students!
Project PLECSIS
PLECSIS is a funded doctoral leadership training opportunity at the University of Florida for individuals who are interested in obtaining a Ph.D. in Special Education and expertise in Early Childhood Studies, Implementation Science (IS), and Research, Evaluation, and Methodology (REM).
