Special Education Graduate Certificate

 
This 24 credit graduate program is designed for

certificated teachers who want to become special educators.

The graduate certificate leads to an

institutional recommendation for endorsement

and is noted on the student’s transcript.

All courses are offered on-line.

There is a required 6 credit internship.

The required courses are:

EDSE A610 Clinical Assessment: Eligibility and Program Planning
EDSE A623 Language & Literacy: Best Practices in Assessment and Intervention
EDSE A624 social Emotional Development, Assessment, Intervention
EDSE A625 Teaching Mathematics to Special Learners
EDSE A632 Special Education Law: Principles and Practices
EDSE A634 Support and Supervision of Paraeducators
and 6 credits of advanced internship, either
EDSE A695E Advanced Internship: elementary
EDSE A695S Advanced Internship: secondary

Now that you've completed your Graduate Certificate in Special Education do you want to continue and get your Master's of Education in Special Education?We have worked with Enrollment Services to refund the application fee for students who have completed a Graduate Certificate at UAA and wish to continue on with us for a master's degree.  To take advantage of the application fee refund, complete the department "Application for M.Ed. after Grad Cert" form on the CASE forms page and apply to UAA enrollment (link at the bottom of the CASE forms page under "common forms") to the Master's of Education in Special Education program.  Once the department receives notification from enrollment that you have applied an e-mail will be sent to them asking them to refund your application fee.

the Department of Counseling and Special Education

by e-mail case@uaa.alaska.edu or phone 907.786.6317 or 888.822.8973

Seven of the eight courses applied to this certificate may also be applied to a Master’s of Education in Special Education.  Students interested in the master’s degree must meet the admission requirements, including the GRE.