Response to Intervention, Graduate Certificate in

General Program Information

Graduate School Contact:
Fiona Goodyear; goodyear@etsu.edu; 423-439-6148

Karin Keith, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department Chair and Graduate Coordinator

Department of Curriculum and Instruction
PO Box 70684
401A Warf-Pickel Hall
(office) 423-439-7598
(fax) 423-439-8362
email: keithkj@etsu.edu

Tina Hudson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Graduate Coordinator

Department of Educational Foundations and Special Education
PO Box 70548
423 Warf-Pickel Hall
(office) 423-439-7838
email: hudsontm@etsu.edu

Admission

Admission Requirements for the School of Graduate Studies:

• Applicants who meet the following criteria may be admitted unconditionally.
• Completion of all requirements for admission to the School of Graduate Studies.
• Completion of the PRAXIS 1 exams in reading, writing, and math with a passing score or a professional education license.
• Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Admission Requirements for the Response to Intervention Certificate

• Applicants must have successfully completed a Bachelor’s degree in a teaching field (e.g., secondary, special education, general education)
• Applicants must have applied and been accepted into the ETSU School of Graduate studies
• Minimum GPA of 3.0
• Have a copy of a valid and current teaching license (can be a graduate who is not yet teaching or is currently teaching)

Core Requirements: 15 credit hours

• CUAI 5780 - Organizing and Implementing Response to Intervention in Classrooms (3 credits)
• SPED 5610 - Evidence-Based Practices in Response to Intervention: Ensuring Success in the Diverse Classroom (3 credits)
• SPED 5620 - Response To Intervention in Mathematics (3 credits)
• READ 5027 - Diagnostic and Remedial Procedures in Reading (3 credits)

• Choose one (1) of the following Guided Electives from SPED or CUAI.

• READ 5120 - Teaching Reading (3 credits)
• READ 5190 - Linguistics of Reading (3 credits)
• READ 5750 - Literacy Instruction in Linguistically Diverse Classroom (3 credits)
• SPED 5470 - Assessment of Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits)
• SPED 5497 - Teaching and Learning Strategies for Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits)
• SPED 5757 - Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading and Language Arts (3 credits)

Note:

Those seeking a Reading Specialist endorsement may transfer up to 9 credit hours into the M.Ed. in Reading upon approval from the graduate coordinator.  All transfer credit must meet GPA requirements and must be within the six-year matriculation limit.