What is Special Education?

The special education programs are designed around the Jesuit traditions of a quality liberal arts education which stresses the pursuit of knowledge, the valuing of individual potential, and the realization and participation in social and community responsibility.

The special education undergraduate teacher preparation programs are theory-based with continual field application experiences. Students complete the degree with competencies in student-centered learning and research-based developmentally appropriate interventions.

The special education program's vision is that our students will be lifelong learners who are intellectually prepared to professionally demonstrate their theoretical knowledge and applied skills with an ethical value system that demonstrates sensitivity and respect to all who are involved in the teaching/learning process.