This elementary education and special education degree program will ensure you're ready to impact students, classrooms, and your community. You'll be prepared to teach students with a range of disabilities (from mild to moderate) and learning needs. This elementary education and special education degree program equips you with the skills you need to connect to diverse learners, helping them thrive. This bachelors program prepares you for teaching certification in both special education (K12) and elementary education in states where dual teaching licensure is available. In this elementary education and special education degree program, you'll do your coursework online but have student teaching opportunities that give you classroom experience. When you earn your teaching degree online from WGU, you become a credentialed expert, ready to help students with different learning styles and needs.In this program, clinical experiences are woven throughout your coursework. Youll start with embedded virtual experiences in the professional core and methods courses, allowing you to practice in lower-stakes environments. As you progress, you'll move into in-person clinical experiences through early clinical, advanced clinical, and student teaching phases, ensuring youre fully prepared to step into the classroom with confidence. This program is concept- and research-based, with coursework that grows in complexity as you deepen your understanding of special education. Grounded in the Science of Learning and the Science of Reading, you'll explore cutting-edge topics like online and blended pedagogy, innovative technologies (including AI), and Competency-Based Education (CBE) in P12 settings.