No-Course Major: Special Education

Location: CT, United States

 

Major: Special Education

School/College: Neag School of Education

Website: http://education.uconn.edu/

*While this department does not offer academic credit for internships, Special Education majors have had successful internships. Sample internship opportunities and other credit options can be found below.

To pursue credit options:
Visit the Center for Career Development Experiential Learning page to see if your major’s department offers credit earning options, or reach out to faculty and advisors within your program.

Ways to find an internship:
Visit the department website above, talk to faculty and advisors, as well as use the resources provided through the Center for Career Development.

Sample internship opportunities for Special Education majors:
Special Education Intern Program, Music Therapy Internship, Nature-Based Therapy Intern, Special Education Research Internship, Communications and Outreach Intern for Non-Profits and Research Centers, K-6 Literacy Intern, Assistant Teacher

Sample organizations where Special Education majors have interned:
Sam and Myra Ross Institute, Helping Hands Center for Special Needs, Connecticut Center for Child Development, Autism and Developmental Disability Center, American School for the Deaf, East Hartford Public Schools, Fairfield University, Glastonbury Public Schools, Willington Public Schools

For more information about internship policies in this department, please contact:
Dominique Battle-Lawson, Assistant Director of Student Support
Gentry, Room 322
dominique.battle-lawson@uconn.edu
860-486-1903

Experience Information

Website
career.uconn.edu/experiential-learning