Welcome
Due to an increase in COVID-19 safety precautions, the SPED office will be closed and operating virtually Monday January 3 - Friday February 4. If you need to speak with someone please send email to sped@sfsu.edu.
The Department of Special Education at San Francisco State University offers programs that prepare special educators to enter professional practice in today’s increasingly multicultural and multilingual society. Candidates seeking careers in programs for people with disabilities in schools, clinics, hospitals and community agencies will find a range of options at SFSU.
Funding & Scholarship Opportunities
Application Deadlines for Admission
- Extended to June 1 (Fall admission)
- November 1 (Spring admission)
GCOE Statement of Purpose:
The GCOE develops transformative and visionary educators, clinicians, and leaders for social justice, to effect change for good across the Bay Area and beyond, and to create an engaged, and productive democracy. Together we do the work necessary to understand and welcome all; to prepare equity-focused, caring, and highly skilled professionals; to identify and dismantle racist, ableist, and oppressive systems; and to build an equitable and accessible present and future.
Read full statement here
Special Education Spotlight

About Our Department
The Department of Special Education at SF State is the largest and most comprehensive department of special education in California.