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
	or
EDSP 630	Universal Design for Learning	3
	or
EDTL 604	Collaboration for Teachers	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