The Department of Special Education is responsible for courses leading to certification in Maryland as a special education teacher. The department offers a major in Special Education, a major in Integrated Elementary Education - Special Education (EESE), and a major in Integrated Early Childhood - Special Education (ECSE).
Special education is a screened major; applicants must achieve qualifying scores on Praxis I or SAT/ACT as established by MSDE, a minimum GPA of 2.75 on all prerequisite course work required for the major, and the required speech and hearing screening. A writing sample is also required.