Our mission is to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities and their families by developing and disseminating essential skills, knowledge, and values through research, teaching, and service.
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Freshman & Transfer 2020-21 New Student Orientation
Summer 2021 permission code request forms for:
Fall 2021 permission code request forms for:
Current Grant Funding
For other funding and scholarship opportunities, see COST above.
Mild/Moderate Disabilities
Funding available for students pursuing degrees/licensure in teaching children with mild/moderate disabilities.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Funding available for students pursuing degrees/licensure in teaching children who are deaf and hard of hearing.
Project ISAACC
Funding available in a collaboration between students pursuing a graduate degree in adapted physical education and students pursuing a graduate degree in speed-language pathology.
Project TSDBOT
Funding available in a collaboration between students pursuing a graduate degree/licensure in teaching children who are deafblind and students pursuing a graduate degree in occupational therapy.
Project TVISP
Funding available in a collaboration between students pursuing a graduate degree/licensure in visual impairments and students pursuing a graduate degree in school psychology.
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Bachelor’s Programs
(with licensure)
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
Master’s Programs
(with or without licensure)
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
• Deafblind
• BCBA
• Adapted Physical Education (APE)
Graduate Non-Degree Seeking Options
(endorsement/licensure only)
• Severe Disabilities
• Visual Impairments
• Mild/Moderate Disabilities
• Deaf & Hard of Hearing
• Preschool Special Education & Early Intervention
• Deafblind
• BCBA
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What Special Education is all about at the University of Utah
 Department of Special Education |
 Sensory Impairment Programs |
What's Happening in SPED
Congratulations to Dr. Sarah Ivy on Deafblind collaboration Grant Award
Dr. Sarah Ivy (PI) and Dr. Lori Richards (co-PI) were awarded $1,000,000 for Project TSDBOT: Special Education Teachers with Endorsement in Deafblindness and Occupational Therapists Collaborating through an Interdisciplinary Program to Improve Services from the United States Department of Education
Congratulations to Dr. Wesley Wilson on collaborative Grant Award in Adapted PE
The Adapted Physical Education (APE) Program in the Department of Special Education and the Speech-Language Pathology Program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) have recently been awarded a five-year, $1 million U.S. Department of Education grant.
Alta High School to Pilot U of U College of Education Intro to Special Education
Shamby Polychronis met with high school students to learn about the pilot class offered at their school next term.
VSA Intersections Conference
Special Education faculty held a morning workshop at the recent VSA Intersections Conference: Arts and Special Education in Irvine, CA.
Upcoming Events
Please check back!
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Teachers of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Meeting Student Needs Through Highly Qualified Teachers (Project DHH-MSN)
This grant will provide financial support for five students who are interested in obtaining a degree and license to work with children who are deaf and hard of hearing. Awarded applicants will receive up to $4,500 (undergraduate) or $7,000 (graduate) per year, for up to two years. The program begins Spring Semester (January 2021).
Contact Nicole Pilling at nicole.pilling@utah.edu or 801-649-7293
Application deadline: October 15, 2020
For more information: CLICK HERE!
For the application: CLICK THIS!
University of Utah-Training Opportunities in Preschool Special Education (UU-TOPS)
Funding is available to provide tuition support to undergraduate or graduate students
who are interested in obtaining a degree and license in preschool special education
and early intervention.
Contact Susan Johnston at susan.johnston@utah.edu
Application deadline: July 1, 2020
For more information: CLICK HERE!
Preparing Rural/Remote Educators to Support Students with Severe Disabilities (PRESS-SD)
This distance education program is a partnership between the Utah State Board of Education and the Department of Special Education at the University of Utah to address the chronic shortage of teachers licensed to serve students with severe disabilities in St. George and other rural school districts in Utah.
PRESS-SD funds support the preparation of teachers to obtain a special education teaching license, severe endorsement, and a Master of Education (M.Ed.) degree. Teacher candidates admitted to the PRESS-SD program will be provided a scholarship to cover tuition and support for materials.
Contact Ryan Walker at walker.ryan@utah.edu for more information.
Teacher Recruiting in Mild/Moderate Licensure Project (TRIMM4)
The TRIMM 4 project is supported with IDEA funds from the Utah State Board of Education to address the critical shortage of teachers serving students with mild/moderate disabilities in Utah.
TRIMM 4 scholarships ($5,000 per year for up to 2 years) are made on a competitive basis. We are seeking candidates with an anticipated graduation date of Spring or Summer 2022 and who will be completing their program requirements for their teaching license with a Bachelor's degree, teaching license with a Master's degree, or teaching license only.
Contact Dr. Sharlene Kiuhara at s.kiuhara@utah.edu or Dr. Breda O'Keeffe at breda.okeeffe@utah.edu
For more information: CLICK HERE!
Project TVISP
The Department of Special Education/Multi University Consortium's Visual Impairments Program and the Department of Educational Psychology's School Psychology Program have been awarded a Teacher Preparation Grant from the U.S. Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs. This five-year project will provide $1,242,384 to support the preparation of Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments and School Psychologists. Graduate level scholars will receive $13,500 per year for up to two years. Graduate scholars may be eligible for a tuition waiver.
The grant is managed by principal investigator Dr. Chris Bischke. Interested persons may contact Dr. Bischke at chris.bischke@utah.edu.
For more information: CLICK HERE!
U of U/Multi University Consortium & University of Northern Colorado: Utah Orientation & Mobility Project
For teachers of students with visual impairment who currently hold (or acquire prior
to entering a cohort) a UT Special Education License/Visual Impairments Endorsement
(K-12), or a UT Preschool Special Education License/Visual Impairments Endorsement
(Birth-5), who are interested in becoming a certified O&M instructor.
Contact Chris Bischke at chris.bischke@utah.edu or 801-585-3925
Application deadline: July 1, 2020
For more information: CLICK HERE!
For the application: CLICK HERE!
Sensory Impairments
Funding no longer available.
The Department of Special Education/Multi University Consortium Teacher Education Program in Sensory Impairments has been awarded a Teacher Preparation Grant from The Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education.
This five year project will provide $1,244,230 to support the preparation of teachers who will work with students with sensory impairments (students who are Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Visual Impairments, and Deafblind). Scholars will receive $5,000 per semester for up to six semesters. Graduate scholars may be eligible for a tuition waiver.
The grant is managed by principal investigator Dr. Chris Bischke. Interested persons may contact Dr. Bischke at chris.bischke@utah.edu.
Project ISAACC
The Adapted Physical Education (APE) Program in the Department of Special Education and the Speech-Language Pathology Program in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) have been awarded a five-year, $1 million U.S. Department of Education grant to prepare graduate-level adapted physical educators and speech-language pathologists. The grant, Project ISAACC (Interdisciplinary Scholarship for Advancing APE and CSD Collaboration), will prepare highly qualified candidates to serve students with disabilities through an interdisciplinary program of study in which they will learn alongside and from members in the other program en route to their master's degrees.
Admitted scholars on this grant will receive $20,000 each year of the two-year APE Program. Applicants will be considered for tuition waivers on a competitive basis.
Applicants must have undergraduate concentrations in physical education from an accredited institution and be eligible for physical education licensure upon entry into the APE Program at the University of Utah.
This grant is managed by principal investigator Dr. Wesley J. Wilson. Interested persons may contact Dr. Wilson at wesley.wilson@utah.edu.
Project TSDBOT
The Department of Special Education’s Deafblind Program and the College of Health’s Occupational Therapy Program have been awarded a $997,423.41 teacher preparation grant from the U.S. Department of Education/Office of Special Education Programs. The majority of funds will go to student scholarships for graduate students. Individuals interested in completing a master’s degree in deafblindness, must hold or be pursuing a teaching license in another area of special education. These scholars will receive $6,406 for up to 4 semesters or up to a total of $25,625. Scholars may also be eligible for a tuition waiver.
For more information, CLICK HERE!
The grant is managed by principal investigator Dr. Sarah Ivy. Interested persons may contact Dr. Ivy at sarah.ivy@utah.edu.
Mild/Moderate Disabilities
The Teacher Recruiting in Mild/Moderate 5 Licensure Project (TRIMM 5)
The Teacher Recruiting in Mild/Moderate 5 (TRIMM 5) Licensure project is supported
with IDEA funds from the Utah State Board of Education to address the critical shortage
of teachers serving students with mild/moderate disabilities in Utah.
TRIMM 5 Scholarships (up to $5,000 per year for up to 2 years) are made on a competitive basis. We are seeking candidates with an anticipated graduation date of Spring or Summer 2023, and who will be completing their program requirements for their teaching license with a Bachelor’s degree, teaching license with a Master’s degree, or teaching license only.
Deadline to submit applications is May 17, 2021.
https://special-ed.utah.edu
For more information, please contact
Dr. Breda O’Keeffe (breda.okeeffe@utah.edu) or Dr. Sharlene Kiuhara (s.kiuhara@utah.edu).
For more information, CLICK HERE!