Special Education Licensure Mild/Moderate Endorsement

Special Education Licensure

The Department of Teacher Education offers course work leading to a Special Education license with a Mild/Moderate Endorsement. This license allows the holder to teach students with mild-to-moderate disabilities from kindergarten through twelfth grade. The Special Education license may be earned concurrently with the Early Childhood or Elementary Education Major or a Secondary Education Teaching Major. Special Education courses taken in the early childhood and elementary education subject area specializations may count toward the licensure. Check at the Teacher Education Advisement Center for a Special Education course schedule.

• Grade Requirements: A GPA of 3.00 or better in required courses in addition to an overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
• Credit Hour Requirements: 35 credit hours required.

Admission Requirements

• Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education Program or to the MEd program, or have a current teaching license.
• Teachers holding a current teaching license who are only seeking the Special Education licensure must make application through the Department of Teacher Education Advisement Center (ED 230) and complete a separate admissions procedure.
• Meet Computer and Information Literacy general education requirement.