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Graduate Special Education Generalist Endorsement
Graduate Special Education Generalist Endorsement
Do you have a passion for working with exceptional children? If you're an in-service teacher eager to broaden your impact with an endorsement in special education, Linfield's Special Education Generalist Endorsement Program empowers you to expand your career on your terms. Complete the program online or on campus in less than a year, all while continuing to inspire your students in your current role.
Why consider an endorsement in special education?
- There is high demand for special educators in Oregon
- The special education endorsement is for K-12 grades
- Adding the endorsement opens up career opportunities in education including positions such as:
- General education teacher with specialized knowledge for inclusion, differentiation and co-teaching models
- Special education teacher for students with mild to moderate disabilities
- Special education teacher for students with moderate to severe disabilities
Enrolling in the graduate special education generalist endorsement
Designed with working professionals in mind, offering online and evening options with multiple entry points and start dates! This is a graduate-level program option for licensed teachers who want to teach in elementary or secondary special education settings. Upon successful completion of the program, you will meet the requirements for a special education generalist endorsement (K-12) in Oregon.
The program features:
- Six courses (totaling 20 credits)
- Practicum totaling 90 hours in classrooms with students with exceptionalities across the full range of disabilities
- Multiple start terms throughout the year
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Program cost
- The cost of this program is $790 per credit.
- Linfield may be able to provide a “district discount” for 10 or more employees from a single district. Please contact Linfield’s Assistant Director of Admission, Hailey McDowell at 503-883-2499 or hmcdowell@linfield.edu for more details.
- Federal financial aid is not available for endorsement programs.
How to apply
Graduate add-on endorsement program requirements:
- An undergraduate bachelor's degree
- A valid teaching or administrator license
Application checklist:
- Submit your application
- A $50 application fee is due to Linfield with your application
Application deadlines:
- Priority admission deadline for summer start: June 1
- Priority admission deadline for fall start: August 1
- Priority admission deadline for spring start: January 10
