Department of Special Education

Overview

University of Utah / Department of Special Education is located in Salt Lake City, UT, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Mild/moderate disabilities
Master of Science (MS)	Early childhood deaf and hard of hearing
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Early childhood special education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Early childhood special education
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Board certified behavior analyst
Master of Science (MS)	Deafblind
Master of Education (M Ed)	Deafblind
Master of Science (MS)	Early childhood special education
Master of Education (M Ed)	Visual impairments
Master of Education (M Ed)	Early childhood visual impairments
Master of Education (M Ed)	Severe disabilities
Master of Education (M Ed)	Deaf and hard of hearing
Master of Education (M Ed)	Mild/moderate disabilities
Master of Science (MS)	Visual impairments
Master of Education (M Ed)	Board certified behavior analyst
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Severe disabilities
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mild/moderate disabilities
Master of Science (MS)	Severe disabilities
Master of Science (MS)	Board certified behavior analyst

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	13
Doctoral Degrees	1

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Comp Exam Required Thesis Required for some Qualifying exam
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Thesis Required Qualifying exam

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

53

Applied

44

Accepted

36

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

65

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	March 1st	March 1st	No
Spring deadline	October 1st	October 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.0
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Minimum GPA of 3.5, Master's Degree

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 600 TOEFL IBT score: 100
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 7

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$24,300

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

70

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.14%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	85%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.71%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.43%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (12%)

Female (87%)

Faculty

48

Total faculty

Full-time - 17

Part-time - 31

Male (10)

Female (38)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Inclusion, positive behavior supports, embedded instruction, functional communication, literacy intervention
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	142,545

Location & Contact

Address 1721 Campus Center Drive
SAEC 2280
Salt Lake City, UT  84112
United States

Contact Dr. Susan Johnston PhD
Chair
Email: susan.johnston@utah.edu
Phone: 801-581-5187
Fax: 801-585-6476

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