Student ID:__________________________ Student Name:_______________________ Adviser Name:_______________________ Bulletin: 2020-2021 Graduate Bulletin Program: Teacher License Addition in Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention Certificate Minimum Credits Required:__________________

Teacher License Addition in Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention Certificate

Graduate Studies >> Pott College of Science, Engineering, and Education 

812-465-7024

The online certificate program forTeacher License Addition in Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention is designed to prepare teachers to teach exceptional students with mild disabilities in grades P-12. Upon the completion of the 24 credit hour program and the passage of the required Indiana content licensure test, graduates may be eligible for license addition in Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention. 

Admission Requirments

  • A bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited institution with a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or higher
  • A valid Indiana teaching license

Program Requirements

  • Maintain a 3.0 or higher grade-point average at USI
  • Earn a grade C or better in all required courses in the program

Note: At the conclusion of the program,  appropriate content tests are required prior to applying for an add-on license.

Required Courses (21 hours)

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 508 - Teaching Reading to Students with Special Needs
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credits: 3
EDUC 511 - Foundations and Legal Issues Related to Exceptional Needs
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 512 - Assessing Students with Special Needs
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 513 - Learning Strategies for Students with Exceptional Needs
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 515 - Management and Exceptionality: Environmental, Social, and Behavioral
Term(s) Offered:
Credits: 3
EDUC 518 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies II
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 523 - Collaborative Partnerships
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3

Field Experience (3 hours)

Select one of the following field-based courses:

Course NameCredits:Term TakenGradeGen Ed
EDUC 521 - Exceptional Needs: Practicum I
Term(s) Offered: Fall, Spring
Credits: 3
EDUC 522 - Exceptional Needs: Practicum II
Term(s) Offered:
Credits: 3
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