Undergraduate Certification: Teacher of Students with Disabilities
The New Jersey Department of Education and Saint Elizabeth University highly recommend that all education students, majors and minors, add this endorsement for dual certifications.
This Certification program prepares students to teach in self-contained special education classes, resource centers, and/or inclusion settings in public and non-public schools, as well as special education institutions and facilities. This Certification allows students to be highly qualified for teaching in specific levels of education. Certification is permanent upon completion of program requirements.
Students majoring in Education who wish to obtain this Certification:
- Must complete an initial certification program, Early Childhood, Elementary, Elementary/Middle School Math OR Science, or the minor in Secondary Education. The TOSD is not a stand-alone certification. It is added on to an initial certification
- Must pass initial certification PRAXIS Exam(s) prior to clinical practice.
- Must complete the coherent sequence of courses listed below for a total of 20 credits.
Core Requirements
| ED105 | Nature & Needs of Exceptional Learners | 3 |
| ED250 | Integration of Curriculum Instruction & Behavior Management | 4 |
| ED300 | Technology in Inclusive Special Education | 3 |
| ED325 | Curriculum, Instruction, and Special Materials | 3 |
| ED451 | Resources & Services for Individuals with Disabilities | 3 |
| PSY251 | Educational Psychology | 4 |