Special Education &
Early Childhood Special Education

These graduate programs and courses are offered by the Long Island, New York campus of Hofstra University.

Administered by the Department of Counseling, Research, Special Education, and Rehabilitation.

Special Education offers masters degree programs and advanced certificate programs which provide a comprehensive, integrated experience aimed at developing skills and competencies in educating the exceptional child and adolescent in inclusive and special education settings. The special education programs prepare students with broad based experiences in all areas of special education with a strong developmental focus at the early childhood, childhood, middle childhood or adolescent level.

The Special Education programs meet all the standards for the preparation of professional personnel in Special Education established by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).