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 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

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