The Disability Services concentration prepares students to work with individuals with disabilities who have a wide variety of support needs in a broad array of settings (e.g., vocational, residential, community).
Students in this concentration progress through highly-structured coursework and field experiences to learn evidence-based practices to teach leisure, social, adaptive and life skills to individuals with disabling conditions. Students can tailor the program to their specific interests by selecting from a wide array of elective coursework. Students who complete this program are not eligible for licensure as special educators/intervention specialists in the state of Ohio.
Students in the Disability Services concentration may apply early to the M.Ed. degree in Clinical Rehabilitation Counseling and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program Policy in the University Catalog for more information.
Disability Services Program Highlights
- Combined bachelor’s/master’s program with Rehabilitation Counseling
- Option to add on Minor in Autism Spectrum Disorder, Early Intervention, and/or Disability Studies (and others)
- One-to-one advising each semester to keep you on track and ensure timely graduation
- Excellent program reputation; graduates are highly sought after
- Energetic and passionate faculty who are invested in student success
- Highly structured special coursework that begins freshman year
- Extensive field experiences enable students to experience a wide range of students, settings, and professional roles
- Interdisciplinary coursework including general education, speech pathology, and nursing
For more information about the Disability Services concentration, please contact SPED faculty advisor Dr. Sloane Burgess.