Teacher License Addition in Exceptional Needs: Mild Intervention Certificate

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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)

EDUC 508 - Teaching Reading to Students with Special Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 511 - Foundations and Legal Issues Related to Exceptional Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 512 - Assessing Students with Special Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 513 - Learning Strategies for Students with Exceptional Needs Credits: 3
EDUC 515 - Management and Exceptionality: Environmental, Social, and Behavioral Credits: 3
EDUC 518 - Exceptional Needs Instructional Strategies II Credits: 3
EDUC 523 - Collaborative Partnerships Credits: 3

Field Experience (3 hours)

Select one of the following field-based courses:

EDUC 521 - Exceptional Needs: Practicum I Credits: 3
EDUC 522 - Exceptional Needs: Practicum II Credits: 3