Revised Summer 2025
Welcome to the Graduate Certificate and Endorsement Programs in Special Education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. We are pleased that you have chosen to join our graduate community of learners dedicated to optimizing the social and educational outcomes of persons with disabilities and their families.
Collectively, the faculty members in Special Education have knowledge and experience that reflect a full range of ages (birth to 21 years) and disabilities. Furthermore, the faculty members include researchers who are nationally recognized for their work in critical issues impacting quality education for students with disabilities and instructors who have received recognition for their outstanding teaching qualities. Our aim is to help you gain the knowledge and expertise in this graduate program that will help you take leadership roles in your community, modeling and advocating for quality education and community opportunities for all students with disabilities and their families. A listing of the faculty, their associated areas of expertise and contact information is available on the Department website.
This handbook of procedures and requirements for the Graduate Certificate and Endorsement programs in Special Education is intended as a resource for graduate students in the Special Education program. This handbook does not replace the information available to students in the UNL Graduate Catalog or the Department website.
Nothing in this handbook is intended to supplant information contained in the UNL Graduate Catalog. Each student is responsible for being familiar with the information presented in the Graduate Catalog, and for knowing and observing all regulations and procedures relating to the program they are pursuing. In no case will the Graduate College waive regulations or grant exceptions because a student pleads ignorance or contends that they were not informed of the regulations or procedures of the UNL Graduate College.
The University of Nebraska does not discriminate based on race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, and/or political affiliation in its programs, activities, or employment.