Through active engagement with national and state experts with and without disabilities, students will be provided the opportunity to analyze and critique the systems that provide services and supports to this broad community. The flexible and customizable program empowers students to take coursework that allows them to gain the knowledge and skills most relevant to their practice while expanding their horizons across multiple disciplines.
Major topics include the disability rights movement, policies, and services. Coursework will provide a broad overview of disability rights, policy, and services, and introduce students to frameworks and lenses to services, policymaking, and a historical understanding of those policies and services which impact people with disabilities across the lifespan. Students will also learn about contemporary approaches to service provision across the lifespan for people with disabilities.
Starting Semester
Deadline
Fall
Aug 1
Spring
Nov 1
Summer
Apr 3
International students are encouraged to apply early to allow extra time for their materials to arrive.
The Graduate Studies Office will accept unofficial transcripts and self-reported test scores for admission reviews. Any admission made with these documents would be conditioned on receipt of official documents, which should be provided as soon as possible.
Note: If you are currently enrolled or have applied in the past year, you should qualify for an application fee waiver. Click here for criteria and how to obtain the waiver.
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution
Minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 out of 4.00
Completed online application that includes:
Personal statement
Resume
Minimum 79 TOEFL score or minimum 6.5 IELTS score (international students only)
*Does not include fees, which will vary depending on the number of credits enrolled. Find more information and calculate your expected costs at Student Central.
Certification can improve the practices of current and future professionals in careers such as:
The certificate consists of 12 total credits. Coursework consists of two required courses and two electives, equally distributed between the School of Education and the School of Social Work. The purpose of this interdisciplinary certificate is to:
provide a pathway for professionals within and outside of these disciplines to obtain graduate education about disability-related services, policies, and practices to prepare them for leadership roles in the field;
help learners stretch, cross, and connect disciplinary boundaries while learning about the disability field in a more holistic manner than any single discipline can achieve;
provide learners with a strong grounding in the values and approaches that are intimately related to inclusion, equity, and human rights, which are critical to the development of our future leaders.
Assistant Research Scientist, Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
Research Areas:
Transition and postsecondary programs for students with Intellectual disabilities (TPSID), employment for individuals with intellectual disabilities, teacher education disability policy advocacy
