Post Baccalaureate Certification in Special Education

Admission Requirements

1. Unconditional admission to the program.

2. Successful completion of a prior teacher education program, and
3. Attainment of a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in an undergraduate program of teacher preparation, or
4. Successful completion of a graduate program in education at either the initial or advanced level.

Certification Requirements

Special Education Core

EDSP 367	Educational Assessment	3
	or
EDGC 661	Measurement Principles and Techniques	3
EDSP 356	Applied Behavior Analysis	3
	or
EDSP 631	Advanced Behavior Management	3
EDSP 372	Transition to Adult Life	3
	or
EDSP 607	Employability of the Handicapped	3
EDSP 365	Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom*	3
EDSP 630	Universal Design for Learning	3
	or
EDTL 604	Collaboration for Teachers	3

Special Education Options (Choose LBD or MSD)

Learning and Behavior Disorders (P-12)

EDSP 355	Teaching Students with LBD*	3
EDSP 359	Practicum in Teaching for Students with LBD*	1
EDSP 353	Language Arts Teaching LBD*	3
EDSP 357	Math and Content Teaching LBD*	3
Total Credit Hours:		10

Moderate and Severe Disabilities (P-12)

EDSP 616	Designing, Delivering and Managing Instruction of Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities I	3
	or
EDSP 374	Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities*	3
EDSP 617	Designing, Delivering and Managing Instruction with Moderate and Severe Disabilities II	3
	or
EDSP 370	Transdisciplinary Assessment of Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities	3
EDSP 618	Curriculum for MSD	3
	or
EDSP 373	Curriculum for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities*	3
Total Credit Hours:		9

Practicum

EDSP 675	Practicum in Special Education	3-6
Total Credit Hours:		6

Exit Requirements

1. PRAXIS test requirements.

2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Upon completion of coursework and successful completion of the required PRAXIS Examinations, candidates will be eligible for provisional certification and submission of teaching portfolio, which demonstrates a candidate's effective delivery of instruction as gauged against the Kentucky Teacher Standards.