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 367Educational Assessment

3

or

EDGC 661Measurement Principles and Techniques

3

 

EDSP 356Applied Behavior Analysis

3

or

EDSP 631Advanced Behavior Management

3

 

EDSP 372Transition to Adult Life

3

or

EDSP 607Employability of the Handicapped

3

 

EDSP 365Including Students with Diverse Needs in the Classroom*

3

or

EDSP 630Universal Design for Learning

3

or

EDTL 604Collaboration for Teachers

3

Total Credit Hours:12

Special Education Options (Choose LBD or MSD)

Learning and Behavior Disorders (P-12)

EDSP 355Teaching Students with LBD*

3

EDSP 359Practicum in Teaching for Students with LBD*

1

EDSP 353Language Arts Teaching LBD*

3

EDSP 357Math and Content Teaching LBD*

3

Total Credit Hours:10

Moderate and Severe Disabilities (P-12)

EDSP 616Designing, Delivering and Managing Instruction of Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities I

3

or

EDSP 374Teaching Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities*

3

 

EDSP 617Designing, Delivering and Managing Instruction with Moderate and Severe Disabilities II

3

or

EDSP 370Transdisciplinary Assessment of Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities

3

 

EDSP 618Curriculum for MSD

3

or

EDSP 373Curriculum for Students with Moderate and Severe Disabilities*

3

Total Credit Hours:9

Practicum

EDSP 675Practicum in Special Education

3-6

Total Credit Hours:6

Exit Requirements

  1. PRAXIS test requirements.
  2. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.

Total Credit Hours: 27-28