The Master of Arts in Exceptional Child Education at Southeast Missouri State University is online graduate degree that offers three emphasis areas: Mild/Moderate Cross-Categorical, Autism, and Early Childhood Special Education. This program is designed to support general classroom teachers in their work with students with special needs in their classroom, help special education teachers deepen their teaching skills and knowledge in their field of expertise, or offer additional teaching certification. (Note: this graduate program does not lead to an initial teaching certificate, but does offer an add-on certificate in Early Childhood Special Education). The graduate program in Exceptional Child Education has 33 credit hours of course work, with all classes online, making the program convenient for busy classroom teachers.