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Special Education Certificate Programs CT

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Certificate I Basic Special Education * (select 3 of 5 courses) (9 credits)
ESPN 502	Commun, Collab & Consult-Special Ed	3
ESPN 503	Behavioral Dimensions of Students with Special Nee	3
ESPN 504	Dev. and Implementation of Individual Ed. Programs	3
ERLA 501	Understand Lit/Lang Dev	3
ERLA 533	Students w/Reading Difficulties	3
Certificate II* (select 3 of 5 courses) (9 credits)
ESPN 510	Current Research/Policy in Early Childhood Special	3
ESPN 520	Intro to the Student with Learning Disabilities	3
ESPN 522	Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities	3
ESPN 530	Basic Concepts in Mental Impairments.	3
ESPN 540	Basic Concepts in Autism	3
Certificate III* (select 3 of 5 courses) (9 credits)
ESPN 512	Methods-Assessing Young Children w/Special Needs	3
ESPN 525		3
ESPN 532	Teaching the Student with Mild Mental Impairments	3
ESPN 534	Teaching the Student w/Moderate-Severe Mental Impa	3
ESPN 542	Curriculum and the Autistic Child	3
*Each certificate requires 9 credits for completion. Certificate I is a prerequisite for Certificate II. Certificate II is a prerequisite for Certificate III.

Why Choose the Special Education Certificate Programs?

GRADUATE LEVEL These certificate programs are generally for anyone who would like a greater background in the special education area, but does not necessarily need a formal master’s degree or a K-12 special education endorsement. These certificates are designed to give the student more breadth than depth in the area of special education.

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