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Master of Elementary Education and Special Education

Southern New Hampshire University

  • Manchester, United States
  • 1.08 years
  • English
  • On campus
  • Master

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Southern New Hampshire University campus

About the program

On-campus master's degree preparing teachers for elementary and general special education licensure in New Hampshire.

Program highlights

  • Internship available: yes
  • Placement support: yes
  • Work during study: yes
  • Post-study work rights (1 year): yes
  • PR pathway friendly: no

What you will learn

  • Develop subject-specific understanding and communication skills through learning activities in Elementary Education and Special Education. Critically evaluate specialist evidence and apply advanced research or professional approaches in Elementary Education and Special Education. Demonstrate progress toward the program's academic or language learning objectives.

Career outcomes

  • Elementary teacher
  • special education teacher
  • training and development specialist

Curriculum

  • Full-time
  • 36-credit programme over 13 months with four clinical experiences totalling 44 weeks
  • an immersive summer learning programme and student teaching. Core courses: theoretical foundations
  • students with exceptionalities
  • curriculum integration and design
  • instruction in literacy and IEP development. Candidates also apply for teacher certification and pass PRAXIS CORE.

Entry requirements

Academic

  • Completed bachelor's degree (US equivalent) with an official NACES/AICE third-party evaluation and minimum GPA 2.75/4.0 (2.0-2.74 may be considered provisionally)
  • plus English test proof
  • Bachelor degree with GPA 2.75/4.0 (US equivalent)

Minimum GPA

2.75

Accepted academic background

Completed bachelor or graduate degree (US equivalent) with official third-party evaluation

Language tests

  • IELTS 6.0
  • TOEFL iBT 71
  • PTE Academic 50
  • Duolingo 105
  • IELTS Academic 6

Documents you’ll need

  • Academic Transcripts
  • Previous Qualification Certificate
  • Passport Copy
  • Language Proficiency Results (where applicable)

How to apply

  1. Review the chosen program's academic and language requirements. Prepare academic transcripts
  2. qualification documents and any course-specific supporting materials. Submit the admission application and pay the application fee if required. Follow the institution's instructions for accepting an offer and meeting any enrollment conditions.

Other costs

Tuition per year$16,722 USD
Application fee$40 USD
Deposit_

Program details

CampusManchester
Faculty or schoolSchool of Arts, Sciences and Education
Department_
Teaching languageEnglish
Credit value36
Study paceFixed
Post-study stay1 year
Scholarship noteSelect international student scholarships may be offered for eligible on-campus students; graduate and undergraduate award conditions differ.

Intakes and deadlines

  • Program starts

    January 2027

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    May 2027

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    August 2027

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  • Program starts

    January 2028

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Frequently asked questions

  • The program takes 1.08 years.