For Prospective Master's Degree Program Students
STEP=UP is no longer recruiting students for its Master's Degree program. However, the Department of Special Education at the University of Illinois at Chicago continues to offer a variety of excellent Master's Degree Program concentrations for students with a wide range of educational goals and interests.
Special Education Master's Degree Programs
The Department of Special Education offers three Master's Degree program concentrations. In Concentration I, students earn a master's degree without teacher certification. This is the most flexible option and allows students to tailor the program to meet their own professional and educational goals.
In Concentration II, students earn an M.Ed. as well as the LBSII (Learning Behavior Specialist II) certification. UIC offers the LBSII Certificate for Bilingual Special Education Specialist and the LBSII Certificate for Technology Specialist. Individuals seeking an LBSII must currently hold an LBSI certificate.
Concentration III is aimed at individuals who wish to prepare to become special education teachers. Students in this concentration earn an M.Ed. as well as the Illinois LBSI (Learning Behavior Specialist I) certification, making them eligible to teach K-12 children and adolescents in 7 disability categories: Learning Disabilities; Emotional and Social Challenges; Mental Retardation; Autism; Physical Disabilities; Traumatic Brain Injury; and Other Health Impaired.
Application materials are available through the UIC College of Education. New students are admitted for both Fall and Spring terms.
For more information, please visit the Department of Special Education website.
