Advanced Certificate: Inclusive and Special Education
The Advanced Certificate in Inclusive and Special Education is designed to provide a sequenced program of study that provides the knowledge and competencies to effectively address the needs of individuals with mild to moderate disabilities in primarily inclusive settings. This fully online program is open to anyone interested in obtaining skills that are applicable in a traditional classroom setting, as well as a variety of non-classroom contexts.
Upon completing the program, participants who already hold a teaching certification may be able to apply for an additional teaching certificate in Students with Disabilities at the grade level consistent with their initial classroom-teaching certificate.
Outcomes
Students will be able to:
- administer a variety of educational assessment tools in inclusive and self-contained classrooms, demonstrating competencies in collecting and analyzing data to effectively support the academic, behavioral, social, and emotional development for students with special needs.
- demonstrate a solid knowledge base of the subjects they will teach.
- evaluate the impact of cultural and social contexts on students’ behaviors to develop a responsive intervention plan.