Mar 29, 2024  
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education, 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 an Early Childhood Special Education Certificate Program. The program provides advanced coursework directed at evidenced-based practices for working with young children with and at risk for disabilities. For current teachers, this certificate program can lead to an additional teacher licensure in Early Childhood Special Education.

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: Early Childhood Special Education Certificate Program as the certificate program’s coursework aligns with the master’s degree program.

Special Education: Early Childhood Special Education, Graduate Certificate Requirements: 18 credits


Required Courses 18 credits
TOTAL 18 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 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_early_childhood_special_education_graduate_certificate.pdf