Program Overview
A program designed for working professionals
The program combines condensed two-week summer classes with 12-week online classes in fall and spring—allowing you to continue your teaching employment throughout the program.
Program at a Glance
In this 35 semester hour program, students can expect to:
- Remain employed.
- A blended model of online and on campus courses enables learners to remain employed throughout the program.
- Students participate in two, two-week summer classes in year 1 and year 2, and 12-week online classes in fall and spring.
- Finish in a timely manner.
- Most students complete the program in three years.
- Receive a pay increase.
- Students are eligible for BC Category 5+ once they’ve completed 30 semester hours.
- Complete a capstone project.
- During the final year, students enrol in a capstone course followed by work on either a major project or thesis.
- Pay per course (rather than for an entire year).
Program timeline
The MAES-SPED program is completed over the course of two years plus one additional summer. The third summer involves a capstone course followed by work on either a major project or thesis.
| Year 1 (July - April) - 12 Semester Hours | |||
| July | |||
| EDUC 504 | Evaluating Statistics and Research | 3 | On campus. |
| EDUC 513 | Current Issues and Research in Educating Students with Diverse Learning Needs | 3 | On campus |
| September - November | |||
| EDUC 516 | Educating Students with Diverse Cognitive Needs | 3 | Online |
| February - April | |||
| EDUC 517 | Educating Students with Diverse Emotional and Behavioural Needs | 3 | Online |
| Year 2 (July - April) - 16/17 Semester Hours | |||
| July | |||
| EDUC 514 | Assessment of Students with Diverse Learning Needs | 3 | On campus |
| EDUC 601 | Research Design | 3 | On campus |
| September - November | |||
| EDUC 515 | Lab: Field Based Assessments and IEP Development | 2 | Online. Learners will require access to students in their educational ecology. |
| EDUC 602 | Advanced Statistics | 3 | Online. Thesis students. |
| EDUC 698 | Thesis 1 | 3 | Thesis students |
| EDUC 519 | Special Topics in Diversity | 3 | Online. Non-thesis students |
| EDUC 697 | Major Project | 2 | Non-thesis students |
| Note: students may commence the Capstone project in the fall term | |||
| February-April | |||
| EDUC 518 | Educating Students with Diverse Sensory and Physical Abilities | 3 | Online |
| EDUC 697 | Major project | 2 | Online. Non-thesis students. |
| EDUC 698 | Thesis 1 | 3 | Online. Thesis students |
| Completion - July (3 semester hours, plus project/comprehensive exam or thesis) | |||
| EDUC 599 | Ethical Issues in Diversity | 3 | On campus. All. |
| EDUC 603 | Comprehensive Exam | 2 | On campus. Non-thesis students. *To be scheduled when all coursework is at or near completion. Does not have to be in July. |
| EDUC 697 | Major Project | 2 | Non-thesis students |
| EDUC 699 | Thesis II | 3 | Thesis students |
| 6/7 | |||
| Total Semester Hours | 35 | ||