Special Education, Graduate Certificate Programs

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1 Offered through the Department of Special Education in the School of Education A211 Education Building Phone: Fax: Department Web site: Graduate Handbook: Special Education, Graduate Certificate Programs Department Coordinator: Dr. J. Michael Pickle Office Manager: Ms. Kathy Sauer Graduate Certificate Program Coordinator: Dr. J. Michael Pickle Graduate Faculty: K. Johnson, Kaffar, Markell, Noll, Pickle, Salk, Seo, Wellik Accreditations and Memberships Council for Exceptional Children NCATE Education for the Growing Professional SCSU offers professionals in special education and related fields the opportunity to advance their careers by enrolling in any of five teacher licensure programs or one graduate certificate program. Graduate Certificate Programs Leading to Licensure: Academic and Behavioral Strategist, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, and Learning Disabilities Autism Certificate Master of Science in Special Education Specialist degree to seek licensure as a Director of Special Education Sixth-Year Certificate to seek licensure as a Director of Special Education Applied doctoral degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Administration and Leadership Accreditations and Memberships Council for Exceptional Children NCATE Admission Requirements Specific to the Graduate Certificate Programs Apply for admission to the Special Education Certificate programs through the School of Graduate Studies. Undergraduate GPA is closely reviewed. The GRE examination is not required for graduate certificate admission consideration. Certificate applicants must have earned at least a 2.75 GPA over the last two years of their undergraduate education and meet the minimal requirements established by the School of Graduate Studies.

2 A pre-admission advising meeting will be requested by the department once all application materials are received in the School of Graduate Studies. The meeting may take place in person, by phone or Skype. This is a crucial part of the admission process. A faculty advisor will meet with applicants individually to review their teaching and professional background to make recommendations on program fit and where a student may need to start in the certificate program. An admission decision will not be made until a Special Education faculty member can have preadmission advising contact with an applicant. The Special Education department office manager, Ms. Kathy Sauer coordinates the pre-admission advising meeting. Application Deadlines Specific to the Graduate Certificate Programs Applicants to the certificate programs should note that rolling admissions is available. Throughout the year, as the department receives a completed application an admission decision will be made immediately and a student will be offered the next available start date. The program admits students for fall, spring and summer terms. For priority consideration, applicants are encouraged to apply by the deadlines posted. If space remains in the program, applications will continue to be reviewed after the posted priority deadlines. Domestic admission application deadlines. International admission application deadlines Special Education Graduate Certificate Programs Degrees and Plans Offered Licensure Program for Teacher Candidates Who Do Not Have a Current Teaching License o Academic and Behavioral Strategist (ABS): Licensure Programs for Teacher Candidates Who Have a Current Teaching License o Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): o Developmental Disabilities (DD): Complete the graduate certificate program form with your advisor before starting your first course. o Emotional or Behavioral Disorders (E/bD): Complete the graduate certificate program form with your advisor before starting your first course. o Learning Disabilities: Complete the graduate certificate program form with your advisor before starting your first course. Non-licensure Certificate Program: o Autism: Complete the graduate certificate program form with your advisor before starting your first course. o For complete information visit: Autism certificate details An elementary or secondary teaching license is not required to obtain special education teacher licensure at the graduate level. However, candidates who do not have a teaching license must first earn the Academic and Behavioral Strategist license that prepares individuals to teach K-age 21 students with mild-moderate disabilities. An additional 36 may be required in order to document mastery of Minnesota Standards of Effective Practice required for all teachers. Candidates who have a teaching license are eligible for licensure in programs designed to prepare individuals to teach K-12 students with ASD, DD, E/BD, and LD. However, students with a secondary or K-12 teaching license may be required take an additional six.

3 Individuals seeking a Minnesota teaching license for the first time must take the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Exam (MTLE) Basic Skills tests in Reading, Writing, and Mathematics. They must also take the MTLE Elementary or Secondary Pedagogy test and the MTLE Special Education Core Skills test. Individuals with a Minnesota teaching license seeking special education licensure for the first time must take the MTLE SPED Core test only. Information regarding licensure examination tests may be obtained from: SCSU Office of Clinical Experiences by calling or by visiting the Minnesota Teacher Licensure Examinations Web site: Licensure Special Education Core Courses: Required for Students in All Programs Leading to Licensure Core Courses - 19 SPED 503. Special Education Foundations, 3 SPED 505. Behavior Theories and Practices, 3 SPED 511. SPED Procedural Safeguards, 3 SPED 515. Assistive Technology, 3 SPED 516. Individualized Assessment SPED, 3 SPED 519. Literacy for Special Educators, 4 SPED 531. Collaborative Skills and Transition Planning, 3 Practicum Experience All students seeking licensure must complete a practicum in their chosen area(s). Students with a current teaching license are eligible to complete a summer practicum in ASD, DD, E/BD, or LD if they have a minimum of one year of contractual teaching experience. o Students are allowed to add no more than one license during one summer practicum. o Prior to summer practicum, students are expected to complete all other program requirements. Students who do not have a current teaching license must complete a full-semester student teaching experience in two settings during the academic year. o The first license will be an Academic and Behavioral Strategist license, which qualifies licensure candidates to teach students with mild-moderate disabilities. Students who have a teaching license but do not have at least one year of contractual teaching experience must meet the requirements for teacher licensure as an Academic and Behavioral Strategist and complete a full semester of student teaching during the academic year. Specialized Licensure Courses for Students with a Teaching License: Students with a teaching licensing may add a special education license in four areas: ASD, DD, E/BD, or LD. Students must first complete the 19-credit special education core classes. DD, E/BD, and LD Advanced Methods and Interventions courses and practica are offered concurrently during summer sessions. The three ASD courses are offered during one summer session; the practicum is offered the following summer session following successful completion of the three courses.

4 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) SPED 623 Learning Environments for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3 SPED 624 Language/Communication Assessment & Interventions for Students with ASD, 3 SPED 627 Behavior/Social Skills Assessment and Interventions for Students with ASD, 3 SPED 628 Practicum in Autism Spectrum Disorders: Moderate-Severe, 3 Developmental Disabilities (for teachers in DCD programs) SPED 520. Characteristics of Students with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, 3 SPED 659. Advanced Methods and Interventions for Students with Moderate-Severe Developmental Disabilities, 3 SPED 661. Practicum in Developmental Disabilities: Moderate-Severe, 3 Learning Disabilities (LD) SPED 521. Characteristics of Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders, 3 SPED 659. Advanced Methods and Interventions for Students with Moderate-Severe Learning Disabilities, 3 cr. SPED 661. Practicum in Learning Disabilities: Moderate-Severe, 3 Emotional/Behavioral Disorders (E/BD) SPED 521. Characteristics of Students with Learning and Behavior Disorders, 3 SPED 669. Advanced Methods and Interventions for Students with Moderate-Severe Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, 3 cr. SPED 671. Practicum in Emotional/Behavioral Disorders: Moderate-Severe, 3 Additional Requirements for Students With Secondary and K- 12 Licenses SPED 513. Mathematics for Special Needs, 3 SPED 518. General Education Reading/Language Arts, 3 Additional Requirements for Students with a Non-teaching Degree ED/SPED/CFS 200. Introduction to Education, 3 SPED 204 or 504. Special Education Program Overview and E-Portfolio, 1 credit SPED 440 Teaching English Learners with Special Needs, 3 SPED 338. General Education Field Experience I, 2 SPED 339. Secondary Education Field Experience, 2 SPED 455. Special Education Field Experience, 2

5 SPED 513. Mathematics for Special Needs, 3 SPED 518. General Education Reading/Language Arts, 3 SPED 545. Social and Natural Sciences for Special Educators, 3 CEEP 262. Human Growth and Development, 3 CEEP 361. Educational Psychology, 3 HLTH 505. Mood-Modifying Substances, 3 HURL 597/598. Human Relations and the Teacher, 3/1 credit IM 522. Information, Technology and Learning for K-12 and 5-12 Education, 2 cr.