Northern Arizona University
College of Education
PO Box 5774
Flagstaff, AZ 86011-5774
(928) 523-5342
Graduate Programs
List of Certifications and Endorsements:
- Certification in Special Education
- Endorsement in Gifted Education
- Certification in Early Childhood Special Education
- Certification in Educational Technology
- Bilingual Endorsement
List of Masters Programs:
- M.Ed. in Bilingual/Multicultual Education-Biingual Emphasis
- M.Ed. in Bilingual/Multicultural Education-Multicultural Emphasis
- M.Ed. in Career and Technical Education
- M.Ed. in Educational Technology
- M.Ed. in Special Education
EMPHASES: - Early Childhood Special Education
- Emotional Handicaps
- Learning Disabilities
- Mental Retardation
List of Doctoral Program
Bilingual and Multicultural Education (BME)
If you are a teacher or prospective teacher planning a career in the Southwest or another multicultural area, you should seriously consider the field of bilingual/multicultural education. There is a growing demand for individuals with this preparation, and employment opportunities are unlimited.
Our faculty members have experience in Hispanic, Native American, and various international cultures, and you have many opportunities to interact with faculty and students from a wide variety of cultures.
Our programs include:
- the Masters of Education Degree (M.Ed.) in Bilingual/Multicultural Education (with either a bilingual or multicultural emphasis)
- coursework leading to the Arizona bilingual endorsement
These programs prepare you for a career as a bilingual classroom teacher, bilingual resource teacher, or a teacher responsible for providing bilingual instruction and support in the regular classroom or special settings. You also receive preparation in designing and directing bilingual programs. If you are a teacher and obtain the Arizona bilingual endorsement, you are also approved to teach English as a second language (ESL).
We also offer doctoral-level programs in the areas of curriculm and instruction and in educational leadership. These programs prepare you for leadership positions within your ethnic group and in institutions serving language minorities.
Bilingual/Multicultural Admission Requirements
Special Education and Gifted Education
As a graduate student in special and gifted education, you may select from a wide variety of programs at NAU. You may be interested in working with young children or young adults-disabled or gifted- or in becoming more knowledgeable, skilled, and effective at mainstreaming exceptional students in your regular classroom. You might want to teach in a special resource room or self-contained program. Or perhaps you want to work with classroom teachers and other personnel as a curriculm director or program coordinator.
Throughout the nation, the demand for teachers of both gifted and disabled students continues to outweigh the supply. The most recent survey of relative demand by teaching area once again confirms the high demand for teachers of special education. Our faculty advisors are sensitive to employment trends and can help you select career choices that will lead to viable employment opportunities.
Our faculty members are well qualified and experienced in their fields of emphasis. All of our full-time professors have doctorates and keep current in their fields by participating in research, scholarly papers, grant activities, consultation, and conferences. As a graduate student, particularly a full- time student on-campus in Flagstaff during the year, you can work cooperatively with individual faculty members in these endeavors.
NAU's special education programs have been reviewed by the Council for Exceptional Children(CEC). All programs have been approved as meeting the CEC and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards in special education.
