The elementary methods block
Reading, language arts, math, science, and social studies methods: the elementary half of the 45-course program, produced to the rubric with revisions until each passes.
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WGU B.A. Special Education and Elementary Education completion, finished in 6 months
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Coursework Ninja completes the academic assessments of the WGU B.A. Special Education and Elementary Education dual licensure program: the full elementary methods sequence plus the special education core (behavior, law, IEPs, assessment), delivered to the rubric on a written plan that clears remaining academic CUs in 6 months or you do not pay. The bachelor's package is $3,000 flat. Coursework Ninja is independent and not affiliated with Western Governors University. Clinicals and student teaching stay with you.
The dual licensure B.A. combines the full elementary education program with the special education core: 45 courses covering reading, math, science, and social studies methods plus behavioral intervention, special education law, assessment, and IEP collaboration, ending in early and advanced clinicals and a student-teaching term. It leads to both an elementary education license and a K-12 special education license in states where dual licensure is available.
We complete the academic side of both halves: elementary methods PAs, the special education core, the professional core, and general education, sequenced around clinical and student-teaching windows on a written weekly schedule. Live classroom requirements stay with you. Remaining academic CUs finished in 6 months under the agreed plan, or you do not pay.
- Full elementary methods sequence completed
- Special education core PAs delivered to the rubric
- Pacing around clinicals and student teaching
- 6-month finish-or-don't-pay guarantee
Every full package includes the written 6-month guarantee: we finish the remaining CUs under the agreed plan, or you do not pay. Packages: Bachelor's $3,000 · Master's $3,500 · both $5,500 · single assessments from $99.
Coverage
What do we complete in the WGU dual licensure program?
The special education core
Behavioral Intervention Strategies and Applied Behavior Analysis, Special Education Law, Assessment for Special Education, and IEP Collaboration, completed as graded work on the weekly clear list.
Professional core and general education
The eight-course professional core plus composition, quantitative literacy, and systems thinking leftovers, cleared early so they cannot ambush the final term.
Coursework around clinical phases
Early clinical, advanced clinical, and student teaching are live placements and stay with you. We sequence every academic assessment around those windows.
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Course map
Key courses in this WGU program
Course names below come from WGU's published program materials for this degree. Assessment labels reflect typical OA/PA patterns for the course type; exact task mix can shift by catalog year. Codes are shown only when verified against an official WGU source.
| Course | Assessment | Where students stall |
|---|---|---|
| Composition: Writing with a Strategy | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others | Paper (PA) | Early path course; good first clear on a weekly plan |
| Composition: Successful Self-Expression | Paper (PA) | Cleared on the weekly plan instead of drifting |
| Integrated Physical Sciences | Paper (PA) | Late-path course; protect buffer weeks for revisions |
| Introduction to Biology | Paper (PA) | Late-path course; protect buffer weeks for revisions |
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Certifications and transfers
Certifications, licensure, and transfer reality
Student teaching, preclinical experiences, demo teaching, or clinical/practicum hours stay with you. We complete the academic assessments and papers around those pieces, confirmed in writing at intake. Transfer credit varies by transcript. Our completion fee is separate from WGU tuition.
Career outcomes
What graduates do with a Special Education and Elementary Education dual B.A.
The dual license qualifies graduates for both general elementary and SPED classrooms, the two most common licensure postings in any district. Pay runs on the same district schedules either way.
| Role (BLS occupation) | 2024 median pay | Projected growth 2024-34 |
|---|---|---|
| Special education teachers | $64,270 | 1% decline |
| Kindergarten and elementary school teachers | $62,310 | 2% decline |
Figures are U.S. national medians from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: 2024 median annual pay and projected employment change from 2024 to 2034. Pay varies by state, employer, and experience. What happens after a WGU degree: employers, salary surveys, and the already-employed vs career-changer split.
Bottlenecks
Where does the WGU dual licensure degree usually stall?
What we see most from dual licensure students:
- Forty-five courses with no written order, so easy gen eds get cleared and the hard core piles up
- Elementary methods PAs and special education PAs both looping in revision at the same time
- Clinical hours consuming the exact evenings that used to be study time
- A student-teaching term arriving with the special education core still unfinished
Only need one course finished? Single OA / PA / CU completion starts at $99. Message us the course code for a fixed quote. See full package pricing.
The plan
What does the 6-month dual licensure plan look like?
Months 1-2
Gen ed leftovers and the professional core cleared first, with the first elementary methods PA submitted early for evaluator feedback.
Months 3-4
The special education core and the remaining elementary methods interleaved on weekly clears, paced around clinical windows and the school calendar.
Months 5-6
Both halves close out before student teaching peaks. Revision buffer protected; the finish date holds in writing.
Guides
Guides for the B.A. Special Education and Elementary Education
Questions, answered
No. Early clinical, advanced clinical, observation hours, and student teaching are live, supervised placements and stay with you. We complete the academic assessments: the OAs, PAs, and graded tasks of all 45 courses.
Not with transfer credit. WGU estimates an associate degree waives a large share of the 45 courses, and most students who come to us have a partial list left. We map your exact remaining CUs at intake and tell you honestly whether 6 months fits.
The bachelor's package is $3,000 flat, which covers the agreed remaining academic CUs with the written 6-month finish guarantee. A single blocking course starts at $99 with a fixed quote first. Coursework Ninja is independent of WGU.
Dual licensure availability is set state by state, and WGU's enrollment counselors confirm your state's path. Our side is the academic load; your state exams, clinicals, and student teaching remain yours.
That is the point of the written CU order. Elementary methods and special education core courses are interleaved so neither half becomes a final-term surprise, and weekly clears keep both moving.
Coursework Ninja is an independent done-for-you degree completion service and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Western Governors University.
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