Program Overview

Add-On Endorsement in Special Education, General Curriculum Graduate Certificate

Overview

This certificate is designed for elementary and secondary education teachers. Coursework provides knowledge and skills for working with students with disabilities, and meets Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) requirements for teachers endorsed in elementary education (such as early/primary education preK-3 or elementary education preK-6) or in English, history and social sciences, mathematics, biology, chemistry, Earth science, or physics to add a grade level endorsement in special education: general curriculum.

Policies

The VDOE add-on endorsement is grade-level specific and requires a current VDOE endorsement in elementary education (such as early/primary education preK-3 or elementary education preK-6) or in English, history and social sciences, mathematics, biology, chemistry, Earth science, or physics.

Students who have completed graduate or undergraduate coursework equivalent to certificate coursework prior to admission to this program may request that some courses in this certificate be waived. Students who are eligible to waive coursework must complete a minimum of 12 credits to graduate.

For policies governing all graduate certificates, see AP.6.8 Requirements for Graduate Certificates.

Certificate Requirements

Total credits: 16

This certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis.

Coursework

• EDSE 501: Introduction to Special Education (3 credits)
• EDSE 544: Adapted Instructional Methods and Transition for Secondary Learners (3 credits)
  • or EDSE 627: Assessment (3 credits)
• EDSE 641: Instructional Strategies for Reading and Writing (3 credits)
• EDSE 643: Instructional Strategies for Math (3 credits)
• EDSE 662: Consultation, Collaboration, and IEP Development (3 credits)
• EDCI 790: Internship in Education (1 credit)

Total Credits: 16

Students seeking to add an endorsement to an elementary license must take EDSE 627. All others must take EDSE 544.