Certification Only Admission Requirements
Candidates must make application to the Special Education Certification-Only Program within 6 credit hours of beginning coursework. If a completed application is not on file within that time frame, any coursework beyond the 6 initial credits may not apply to the candidate’s program or certification. The criteria for admission to the progam are listed below:
- BA/BS degree
- Grade Point Average of 2.75 or better in undergraduate coursework
- Praxis II Elementary Education: Content Knowledge (0014)
- Must meet dispositional standards
In addition, the following coursework must be completed within the first 15 credit hours with an average GPA of 3.0 across both courses:
- SPED 330 (or EDUA 231 from CSI)
- SPED 340 (or an Applied Behavior Analysis course on-line from a different institution that has been approved by the ISU Special Education Program faculty prior to enrolling in the course)