Programs
Master of Education Paths
- Curriculum and Instruction - 33 hours
- Intervention Specialist (Mild/Moderate K-12) - 35 hours
Licensure Programs
- Intervention Specialist: Hearing Impaired Teacher Licensure Program - 24 hours
- Intervention Specialist: Visually Impaired Teacher Licensure Program - 22 hours
Alternative Licensure Program
Certificate
News + Highlights
Dr. Kimberly Inman Named Provost and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs at Shawnee State University
Following a national search, Shawnee State University President Eric Andrew Braun has announced the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Inman as the university’s next Provost and Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs.
SSU Chillicothe Location Courses Available Spring Semester
Shawnee State’s Spring Semester course schedule will include a range of general education course offerings and graduate business courses at the new Chillicothe Location.
Shawnee State University to host Showcase Day on Oct. 11
Shawnee State University’s Office of Admission will host a Showcase Day on Saturday, Oct. 11.
Shawnee State University freshmen enrollment increases by over 22% for Fall 2025
Shawnee State University welcomed its largest freshman class in years this fall, with an increase of more than 22% in the total number of freshmen.
Shawnee State University named “Opportunity College” by Carnegie Foundation
In the 2025 classifications released by the Carnegie Commission for Higher Education, Shawnee State University is the only open access public university in Ohio to be named an Opportunity College and University
Shawnee State University announces 2025 Orientation Dates
Shawnee State University’s Office of Admission has announced New Student Orientation dates for those students enrolling to the university in the Autumn 2025 semester.
SSU offers a Master of Education degree with two strands: Curriculum & Instruction and Intervention Specialist. Both strands are offered through asynchronous coursework in a 4 – 6 semester sequence – a Fall start (4 semesters- fall, spring, summer, fall) or a Spring start (6 semesters – spring, summer, fall, spring, summer, fall).
Shawnee also offers two online licensure-only programs at the graduate level through the Ohio Deans Compact LISD Collaborative: Intervention Specialist: Hearing Impaired Teacher Licensure Program and Intervention Specialist: Visually Impaired Teacher Licensure Program. Both licensure-only programs are offered through asynchronous coursework in a 4-semester sequence (Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer).
Both the Master’s degree strands and the licensure-only programs are designed around the schedules of working teachers and school professionals, facilitating learning activities that are immediately applicable to the teachers’ current classrooms and work experience.
The SSU School of Education has developed curriculum in our licensure graduate programs to meet requirements in the state of Ohio. Completion of a graduate licensure program at SSU will also meet the requirements for licensure in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, and Oklahoma. For those completing a graduate licensure program at SSU AND holding a valid Ohio teaching license may be eligible to obtain provisional or standard licensure in other states. Additional testing, background clearance, and other requirements may need to be met prior to applying for admission in those states.
Please refer to the resource Teacher Certification by State for further information.
The five program goals of the graduate program are as follows:
- Graduates apply their content/discipline area knowledge to create meaningful learning experiences.
- Graduates apply their understanding of human development, learning and diversity to inform their professional practice.
- Graduates apply their knowledge of environmental influences to create learning environments that support the learning outcomes.
- Graduates apply their knowledge of effective curriculum and instruction to ensure students' learning outcomes.
- Graduates model ethical, reflective and inquiring professional practice.
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Education Course Work
- Curriculum and Instruction Course Work
- Intervention Specialist (K-12) Course Work
- Intervention Specialist: Hearing Impaired Teacher Licensure Program
- Intervention Specialist: Visually Impaired Teacher Licensure Program
- Curriculum and Instruction Alternative Licensure
- Certificate in Deafblindness Education
Teacher Education Mission
The purpose of the Teacher Education Program is to prepare educators to be learner-centered and inquiring professionals who can think critically, act ethically, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively to meet the diverse needs of all students By encouraging the acquisition of these characteristics, this program hopes to develop educational professionals who will be change agents in their schools and communities through the implementation of evidence-based teaching practices and the demonstration of strong, yet collaborative, leadership qualities.
