Special Education: High Incidence Disabilities, Graduate Certificate*

General Program Information

John J. Wheeler, Ph.D., Graduate Coordinator
510 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70547
(423) 439-4196
e-mail: wheelerjj@etsu.edu

Dawn Rowe, Ph.D., Interim Department Chair
423 Warf-Pickel Hall
PO Box 70547
Phone: (423) 439-7171
email: roweda@etsu.edu

The Special Education Program offers a Certificate in Special Education: High Incidence Disabilities. The program provides advanced coursework directed at evidenced-based instructional practices for K-12 students with high incidence disabilities (e.g., learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, mild behavior disorders, mild intellectual disorders). For current teachers, this certificate program can lead to an additional teacher licensure in K-8 and 6-12 Interventionist.

Admission to the Program

In addition to the requirements of the School of Graduate Studies:

• A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
• Submission of a 2-page essay outlining past experience with individuals with disabilities and goals for acquiring a certificate in Special Education.

A student who applies and is accepted into the master’s program in Special Education with a concentration in Special Education, Early Childhood Special Education, or Advanced Studies in Special Education, may apply up to eighteen (18) credits from the Special Education: High Incidence Disabilities Certificate Program as the certificate program’s coursework aligns with the master’s degree program.

Special Education: High Incidence Disabilities, Graduate Certificate Requirements: 18 credits

Required Courses: 18 credits

• SPED 5401 - Research and Practice in Positive Behavioral Supports (3 credits)
• SPED 5445 - Advanced Applications of Assistive Technology and Medical Aspects (3 credits)
• SPED 5467 - Teaching Math to Students with Mild/Moderate Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits)
• SPED 5497 - Teaching and Learning Strategies for Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits)
• SPED 5755 - Assessment and Programming for Exceptional Learning Needs (3 credits)
• SPED 5757 - Evidence-Based Instruction in Reading and Language Arts (3 credits)

Note:

• Students who have taken undergraduate equivalencies of the above courses may substitute such courses with coursework approved by the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s advisor of record.
• Students who have taken graduate equivalencies of the above courses may transfer in nine (9) credits that are approved by the Graduate Coordinator and the student’s advisor of record.

Gainful Employment

*This is a Gainful Employment Program. For information about Gainful Employment programs, please see https://www.etsu.edu/gradstud/documents/gainfulemployment/special
_education_high_incidence_disabilities_graduate_certificate.pdf