INITIAL CERTIFICATION

Candidates pursuing Special Education certification or secondary endorsement in Learning and Behavior Disorders and Deaf and Hard of Hearing must hold at least provisional certification in a teaching field. The certification options range from  37 to 52 semester hours. The lists of required courses for the Learning and Behavior Disorders and Deaf  and Hard of Hearing certification and endorsement programs are available from the Department of Special Education.  Rank II is earned at 32 hours while the  certification is awarded at the completion of the entire program. Additional hours may apply toward a sixth year program (Rank I).

It is very  important that candidates seek early advisement from the department.