特殊教育研究生课程为候选人提供了在学校和其他为残疾人及其家人服务的教育环境中工作的准备。向候选人提供各种教育背景下的经验，使他们能够在文化和语言上各异的城市学校环境中工作。要求30-45学分。学分的数量及其顺序由候选人先前的教师准备决定。该选项适用于在人文科学专业获得学士学位或在人文科学专业获得36个学分，并且在英语，自然科学，数学，社会科学和外语方面具有大学预科准备且正在教学或已确保有教学特殊需要的学生的职位，并有资格获得纽约州替代证书，作为儿童教育残疾学生的老师或持有此类证书。
In this program, candidates learn to plan developmentally appropriate curriculum, instruction, adaptations, and intervention strategies based on knowledge of individual students with exceptional learning needs. They learn preventative and reductive strategies to address challenging behaviors. Candidates also learn the competencies required to work on research, lines of inquiry, and analysis of research to expand their professional identity to include the role of “teacher as researcher.” Our graduates leave with an appreciation for the differences that all students bring with them to the classroom.