Prerequisite: Current teaching license
If a graduate student satisfactorily completes the curriculum of a minimum of 12 graduate credits from Iowa State University, s/he will be awarded a certificate in Special Education. The credits should be selected from the following:
Core Requirements
Must complete at least 3 credit hours (1 class) at ISU
SpEd510: Foundations in Mild/Moderate Disabilities
SpEd511: Foundations of Behavioral Disorders & Learning Disabilities
SpEd515: Assessment of Children and Youth with Disabilities
SpEd 560: Classroom Management/Behavioral Support
SpEd 564: Collaborate Consultation
Methods Courses, Electives, and Field Experience
Must complete at least 9 credit hours (3 classes at ISU)
SpEd 520: Evidence-based Practices for Mild/Moderate Disabilities
SpEd 530: Evidence-based Practices in Behavior Disorders
SpEd 540: Evidence-based Practices in Learning Disabilities
SpEd 555: Career Education & Transition for Youth with Disabilities
SpEd 570: Systems-level Services for Youth with Behavioral & Learning Disabilities
EDUC 523: Teaching Mathematics to Struggling Elementary Learners
EDUC 552: Corrective Reading
EDUC 553: Reading for Adolescents with Mild.Moderate Disabilities
EDUC 567: Teaching Mathematics to Struggling Secondary Learners
SpEd 591: Supervised Field Experience (SpEd 591G, H, and/or, K)
Note: SpEd 591 is required for any student who has not completed a supervised field experience in special education at ISU at either the undergraduate or graduate level
Full course descriptions can be found in the Iowa State University course catalog.