Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services
Department of Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling
About This Degrees
This degree accomplishes two purposes. First, as a stand-alone degree, it will prepare individuals to work as teacher’s aides, special education paraprofessionals, and direct support professionals providing support to special education and general education teachers through the delivery of specialized curriculum, behavior interventions, and a variety of support activities related to the education and care of students with disabilities. Second, this degree provides a foundation for continued study toward a bachelor’s degree in Special Education, Elementary Education or Secondary Education. Individuals pursuing general education degrees would benefit from instructional and behavioral strategies to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the general education classroom.
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