Important: This certificate plan is effective for those starting in the fall 2024 through summer 2025. This certificate plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change certificates.

This is a non-licensure program and completion of this certificate will not lead to the eligibility of a VA state teaching license or a teaching license or certificate in any other state.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses
EDSP 360	Learning and Behavior Problems	3
EDSP 367	Introduction to Autism Spectrum Disorders	3
EDSP 377	Autism: Educational and Theoretical Approaches 1	3
PSYC 345	Exceptional Child	3
Choose two of the following courses:		6
EDSP 370	Intervention for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
EDSP 410	Instructional Adaptation for Special Education
EDSP 429	Survey of Trends in Special Education
Total Hours		18

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Students seeking a field experience should take EDUC 298 Education Practicum (3 c.h.) as a co-requisite with EDSP 377 Autism: Educational and Theoretical Approaches (3 c.h.)

Completion Requirements

• 18 total hours
• A minimum of 25% of hours must be completed through Liberty University
• 2.0 GPA
• No grade of “D” may be applied to the certificate
• Submission of Certificate Completion Application at beginning of final semester