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Department Head:
Lawrence M. Aleamoni
Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology
The University of Arizona College of Education
P.O. Box 210069
University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona 85721-0069
Phone: 520-621-7822
Fax: 520-621-3821
Special Education, Rehabilitation & School Psychology
The Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology is committed to research about and teaching of students with disabilities and special abilities. The department’s research, teaching, and service address current issues in special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, and deaf studies.
The Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology (SERSP) is dedicated to advancing human and economic development through the empowerment and effective inclusion of culturally diverse individuals with disabilities and special abilities across the age span. This is accomplished by conducting research to further knowledge and understanding of abilities, disabilities, adaptations, interventions, and support systems; preparing professionals to educate and facilitate the development of individuals with disabilities and special abilities; and providing leadership at the local, state, national, and international levels. To accomplish our mission, the faculty offers nationally recognized undergraduate, master's, educational specialist, and doctoral level degrees to prepare teachers, counselors, specialists, administrators, school psychologists, and researchers/teacher educators in the fields of special education, rehabilitation, school psychology, gifted education, sign language / deaf studies, and educational interpreting.
About Our Department
SERSP is comprised of three major divisions, each focusing on undergraduate and/or graduate degree programs and course work. Many of the programs in SERSP are unique to the University of Arizona within the State of Arizona, and in some cases, the only programs of their kind in the Southwestern United States. The three major divisions and their programs are:
Special Education
Rehabilitation
School Psychology
Want to apply to SERSP?
If you would like to apply to SERSP, visit the department graduate application web page.
Online Resources for SERSP Graduate Students
The SERSP Graduate Student Resources web site provides information, announcements, and forms to current graduate students in the Department.ASK12: A Multi-State Assessment Program for Interpreters Working in Educational Settings
The Assessment System for K-12 Educational Interpreters is a partnership of 14 states, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), and the Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center, that provides educational interpreters the opportunity to evaluate their skills and knowledge. Each state/BIA department of education special education director makes up the partnership.SERSP or SERP?
Although the Department of Special Education, Rehabilitation, and School Psychology is abbreviated as SERSP, department courses are given the prefix SERP in the University of Arizona catalog.About Our Faculty
SERSP faculty and staff members are actively engaged in teaching, research, and service designed to make a difference in the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities, special abilities, and special needs. Individual biographies of SERSP faculty and staff provide additional information about teaching, research, service, and personal interests.
