Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities

Location: Memorial Hall 3126
Phone: (540) 568-6193
Website: http://www.jmu.edu/coe/exed/

Academic Unit Head
Dr. Dannette Allen-Bronaugh

Graduate Program Director
Dr. Stephanie Wasta

Professors
L. Deportes, K. Koubek, S. Wasta, W. White

Associate Professors
D. Allen-Bronaugh, S. Blatz, R. Bosch, T. Thomas, K. Wiley, M. Williams

Assistant Professors
T. Brown, J. Pulos, B. Riden, S. Snyder

Instructors
L. Hostetler, K. Maynard, D. Meza

The Department of Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities offers programs in special education, inclusive education, teaching English to speakers of other languages and gifted education.  All programs include extensive fieldwork to ensure varied experience working with children and families.

Programs

• Autism Spectrum Disorders Certificate
• Education: Equity and Cultural Diversity Concentration, M.Ed.
• Education: Inclusive Early Childhood Education (Birth - Grade 3) Concentration, M.A.T.
• Education: Spanish Language and Culture for Educators Concentration, M.Ed.
• Education: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education, M.A.T.
• Special Education, M.Ed.
• Special Education: Adapted Curriculum K-12 Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: Behavior Specialist Concentration, M.Ed.
• Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: Fifth Year, Adapted Curriculum K-12 Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: Fifth Year, General Curriculum K-12 Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: Fifth Year, Inclusive Early Childhood Education Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: General Curriculum K-12 Concentration, M.A.T.
• Special Education: Visual Impairments Concentration, M.A.T.