CAGS in Special Education

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) is designed for students who have completed a master’s degree and wish to pursue future specialized study in the area of special education.

CAGS programs are individually designed by students in collaboration with faculty advisors and include a minimum of 32 credits of coursework and completion of a comprehensive capstone project.

Students take courses and engage in independent studies with faculty within the Special Education Program, throughout the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development, and throughout Boston University in related schools and colleges. Among these are the College of Arts & Sciences; the College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences: Sargent College; the Questrom School of Business; the School of Law; and the School of Social Work.