Be the reason a child loves to learn. The online Special Education Training Certificate helps teachers understand the unique needs of many students in our classrooms today with practical coursework and faculty with relevant teaching experiences.
Why Pursue My Special Education Training Certificate Online at IWU?
This certificate program provides an avenue to meet the requirements for IWU’s Transition to Teaching (TTT) in Special Education program. The Special Education Training Certificate will help prepare you to move into the TTT program, finish it quickly, and complete your initial licensure in Indiana. This fully online certificate program can be completed in 16-20 months, so you don’t need to pause your life to earn your degree. Your tuition rates will be locked in once you begin so you won’t have to worry about tuition rate increases as you study at IWU. We believe our best asset lies in our expert faculty who bring field experience to the online classroom. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career.
What Will I Learn in a Special Education Training Certificate Program?
Our online special education training certificate for teachers is designed to prepare you to create developmentally appropriate instructional practices and develop lesson and behavior plans for students with disabilities so you can support healthy development of students with special needs and their families. It is an alternative avenue into the TTT Special Education licensure program that allows you to develop a professional growth plan, a classroom management plan, and a behavior intervention plan, and more.
What Makes IWU Different?
IWU has provided on-campus education for more than 100 years.
Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.
Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!
18 Credit Hours
$499/ Credit Hour
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence.
+ EDUT-563 | Learning Processes, Diversity, and Development of P-12 Students | 3 Hours
+ EDSE-515 | Foundations, Practices, and Skills of Special Education | 3 Hours
+ EDSE-525 | Providing Language and Literacy Instruction to Enhance Assessment and Data-Based Reading Interventions for Students With Exceptionalities | 3 Hours
+ EDSE-535 | Methods for Supporting Students With Behavioral Needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder | 3 Hours
+ EDUT-573 | Reading Strategies and the P-12 Learning Environment | 3 Hours
+ EDUT-583 | Methods and Assessment for P-12 Educators | 3 Hours
NOTE: Applicants should be aware that Indiana State Legislation has mandated that expanded background checks are required for those working with students in Indiana schools. Applicants will also be required to adhere to any additional State Mandates required for educators. Though candidates will be required to submit an initial background check that is acceptable to the university as a part of their application materials, that successful background report will only serve to gain admittance to that academic program. School corporations are governed by a locally elected Board of Trustees who set policy for their school corporation. All accepted students should understand that additional background checks will most likely be required by school corporations before participating in clinical experiences.
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.
