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Academic and Behavioral Strategist (GC)

This program will prepare teacher candidates to work as special education teachers for students with mild moderate disabilities and will prepare them for licensure as an Academic and Behavioral Strategist.

Current Catalog Year

2024-2025

Degree

Certificate

Major / Total Credits

10 / 10

Locations

Online

Program Requirements

Program Requirements

Restricted Electives

The Academic and Behavioral Strategist Graduate Certificate is a variable certificate with 10 to 14 credits.

Core Competency Courses - Choose 10 - 14 Credit(s). Core Competency Courses. This certificate is specifically designed to meet a subset of the MN Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) Licensure Standards. A student admitted to this program must work with an advisor to determine the exact number of credits needed to meet PELSB licensure standards.

SPED 614 Strategies for Teaching Learners with Special Needs: Reading and Writing 4 credits

This course teaches how to select and apply specific evidence-based reading and writing strategies for students with mild/moderate disabilities. Students will learn basic instructional principles behind validated instructional models and how to use these models in different instructional settings.

Prerequisites: none

SPED 615 Math assessment and instruction for struggling learners 4 credits

This course will provide teacher candidates with instruction in instructional design, instructional delivery, and classroom organization and management they can use to influence student acquisition of mathematics and science skills and concepts.

Prerequisites: none

SPED 656 Initial Graduate Seminar: Special Education 3 credits

This is an accompanying course for initial licensure Special Education teacher candidates in the areas of ASD, DCD, EBD, LD, and ECSE.

Prerequisites: none

SPED 670 Student teaching: Academic and Behavioral Strategist 3 credits

Field experience in off-campus programs providing services to student with mild/moderate disabilities.. Designed to professionalize the educational experience and ensure license standards competency.

Prerequisites: none