Career & Technical Education (CTE) – Transition & Special Needs - Add-On Endorsement - Graduate Certificate
Important: This certificate plan is effective for those starting in the fall 2023 through summer 2024. This certificate plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change certificates.
Upon completion of this program, candidates who hold an active license with a teaching endorsement or endorsements issued by the Virginia Board of Education will be eligible for an Add-On Endorsement in Career & Technical Education – Transition & Special Needs.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| EDSP 521 | Foundations of Exceptionality | 3 |
| EDSP 522 | Special Education and Disability Law | 3 |
| EDSP 525 | Transition and Assessment for Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| EDSP 529 | Employment, Community, and Independent Living | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
Notes
- Students who want to apply certificate courses to a graduate degree program will have to abide by the GPA and grade requirements of that degree.
Completion Requirements
- 12 total hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable
- 2.0 GPA
- No grade of D may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Certificate must be completed within 3 years
- Submission of Certificate Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date