The Special Education Moderate-Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation program is designed to prepare you for the unique challenges and opportunities associated with working with students with significant cognitive, physical and/or behavioral disabilities.
Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation - Non-Degree
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Program Information for Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation - Non-Degree
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Program Description
Full Description
The Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation non-degree program prepares students to obtain an additional Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs (Ohio Intervention Specialist) license. The program is designed for individuals who have a current teaching license and want to teach students requiring intensive and ongoing special education support. Most often, these will be students with intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, multiple disabilities and complex health impairments.
Completion of the coursework is a prerequisite to being recommended by 抖M女仆 for licensure, and licenses are granted by the Ohio Department of Education.
This program does not culminate in a master's degree. Students interested in a master's degree at 抖M女仆 must be fully admitted into and complete the requirements for the master's program, in addition to courses that are prescribed here for licensure. Completing a master's degree in special education in addition to licensure will in most cases require an additional 15-18 credit hours.
Professional Licensure Disclosure
This program is designed to prepare students to sit for applicable licensure or certification in Ohio. If you plan to pursue licensure or certification in a state other than Ohio, please review state educational requirements for licensure or certification and contact information for state licensing boards at 抖M女仆's website for professional licensure disclosure.
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Admissions
for Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation - Non-Degree
For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.
Admission Requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
- Minimum 2.750 GPA on a 4.000-point scale
- Official transcript(s)
- Goal statement
- Two letters of recommendation
- Questions in Anticipation of Licensure form
- Evidence of valid four-year Resident Educator or five-year Professional State of Ohio teaching license (no longer required starting with spring 2025 admission term)
- Starting with spring 2025 admission term: Evidence of valid Resident Educator or Professional State of Ohio teaching license
Application Deadlines
- Fall Semester
- Rolling admissions
- Spring Semester
- Rolling admissions
- Summer Term
- Rolling admissions
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Learning Outcomes
Program Learning Outcomes
Completers of this program will be able to:
- Demonstrate knowledge of
- learner development and individual learning differences;
- the learning environment;
- curricular content knowledge;
- assessment;
- instructional planning and strategies; and
- professional practice and collaboration.
- Demonstrate the dispositions necessary to be successful special education teachers/professionals.
- Demonstrate preparation for the profession by successfully completing the Ohio Assessment for Educators (OAE) Special Education Assessment.
- Demonstrate knowledge of
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Coursework
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Program Requirements
Licensure Requirements
Course List Code Title Credit Hours Licensure Requirements (min C/S grade required in all courses) SPED 53010 FAMILY AND PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION 3 SPED 53021 ASSESSMENT FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 SPED 53030 APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS I: THEORY AND TECHNIQUES 3 SPED 53031 APPLIED BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS II: APPLICATION 3 SPED 53040 LANGUAGE AND READING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 SPED 53051 CHARACTERISTICS OF STUDENTS WITH MODERATE/INTENSIVE INTERVENTION NEEDS 3 SPED 53063 CURRICULUM METHODS MODERATE/INTENSIVE INTERVENTION 3 SPED 53070 PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING FOR TRANSITIONS 3 SPED 53080 ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES 3 SPED 63092 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION 3 SPED 63992 STUDENT TEACHING IN SPECIAL EDUCATION 4 SPED 64309 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS: THEORY AND DIAGNOSIS 3 SPED 64951 DEVELOPING AN INDIVIDUALIZED FAMILY SERVICE PLAN AND INDIVIDUALIZED EDUCATION PROGRAM 3 Minimum Total Credit Hours: 40 Graduation Requirements
Graduation Requirements Summary Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA 3.000 3.000 - Additional Coursework: An analysis of additional content-area coursework required at the post-undergraduate level will be completed before entering into the program, and a Plan of Study will be created based on transcript analysis and current licensure requirements by the Ohio Department of Education. A minimum B grade is required in each of these courses. This coursework would be in addition to requirements for the Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs non-degree program.
Licensure Information
Prior to program completion, the candidate must demonstrate proficiencies in the following areas (including but not limited to): data literacy and analysis; use of research and assessment data; leadership and collaboration; utilizing and supporting appropriate technology for the discipline; and application of professional dispositions, laws and policies, codes of ethics and professional standards appropriate to their field of specialization.
Candidates seeking Ohio teaching licensure are required to pass specific requirements in order to apply for licensure from the Ohio Department of Education. The candidate must earn the qualifying score on the Ohio Assessments for Educators. Students should consult the Special Education Department for specific program requirements and refer to the Ohio Department of Education - Educator Preparation website for more information on assessments specific to licensure type.
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Program Delivery
- Delivery:
- In person
- Location:
- Kent Campus
- Delivery:
Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Special Education Moderate/Intensive Needs Additional Licensure Preparation - Non-Degree
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Special education teachers, all other
8.5%
much faster than the average
36,600
number of jobs
$62,820
potential earnings
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Special education teachers, kindergarten and elementary school
2.9%
slower than the average
193,000
number of jobs
$60,620
potential earnings
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Special education teachers, middle school
2.6%
slower than the average
84,700
number of jobs
$61,820
potential earnings
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Special education teachers, preschool
8.3%
much faster than the average
23,000
number of jobs
$61,400
potential earnings
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Special education teachers, secondary school
3.2%
about as fast as the average
143,000
number of jobs
$62,320
potential earnings
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Teaching assistants, except postsecondary
3.6%
about as fast as the average
1,395,900
number of jobs
$28,900
potential earnings
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Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' . Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.