Overview

The Special Education degree at American University Washington DC gives exposure to a wide variety of methods, materials, and program-specific academic skills through the arts: graphics arts, woodworking, music, dance, drama, puppetry, film making, and a unique feature called Academic Clubs as used at the Lab School of Washington.

Careers

The graduates go on to work in many different settings related to the special education field including: public schools, private schools, independent schools, clinics, treatment centers, government, and research institutions and go on to doctoral programs as well as school, organizational, and government leadership.

Recent alumni currently are employed at:

AIM Institute for Learning & Research

KIPP DC

Montgomery County Public Schools

National Child Research Center

NY City Department of Education

The Children’s Guild Alliance

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Learning Disabilities

Methods of Managing Pupils with Behavior Disorders

Reading: Diagnosis and Remediation

In Service Training Project

Psycho-educational Assessment for Learning Disabilities

Language Development and Remediation

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-27 00:00:00

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Language

English

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100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Washington, D. C., United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose

Transcripts

2 Letters of Recommendation

Resume

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

62400 USD / year

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Out-of-State

62400 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

62400 USD / year

≈ 62400 USD / year

Living costs

Washington, D. C.

United States

1705 - 2975 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

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