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.

Program Competencies

Students will:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of growth and development of children.
2. Be able to assess developmental and instructional needs of children.
3. Organize an effective classroom environment which will maximize learning.
4. Effectively manage classroom behavior.
5. Develop skills in planning and implementing appropriate instructional programs for children.
6. Demonstrate appropriate interactions and communication with children, parents, and other adults working in schools.
7. Describe information about options for school and home cooperation.
8. Identify appropriate professional development activities.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of the philosophical, historical, sociological and psychological basis of early elementary education.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of the provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act.
11. Demonstrate appropriate uses of technology to support classroom instruction.
12. Demonstrate the capacity to provide leadership within the school, the community and the profession.

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
	or
EDSP 630	Universal Design for Learning	3
Total Credit Hours:		12

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.

Total Credit Hours: 27-28