Special Education License
Are you ready to acquire skills needed to make a difference in the lives of students with disabilities and their families? Our licensure program in special education gives you the foundational and field-intrinsic knowledge you need in a systematic format combined with exposure to classroom practice.
License Requirements
Students complete 27 credit hours of graduate-level coursework that reflects a comprehensive approach to building skills to address the scholastic needs of students with mental, emotional, learning and other differences or disabilities.
Required Courses
Special Education Courses (27 credit hours)
Dept./Course # | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
EDUC-K 505 | Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students* | 3 |
EDUC-K 535 | Assessment/Remediation of Mildly Handicapped I | 3 |
EDUC-K 553 | Management of Academic and Social Behavior | 3 |
EDUC-K 544 | Emotional Disorders Methods II | 3 |
EDUC-K 565 | Collaboration and Service Delivery | 3 |
EDUC-K 580 | Curriculum & Methods of Education for Mental Disabilities | 3 |
EDUC-K 500 | Topical Seminary in Special Education: Autism Spectrum | 2 |
EDUC-K 563 | Learning Disabilities I | 3 |
EDUC-K 590 | Ind. Study or Research in SPED V.T. Response to Intervention in Literacy Instruction (Online) | 1 |
EDUC-K 588 | Supervised Teaching in Special Education | 3 |
*Required if K205 Undergraduate Course was taken prior to 2004
A grade of B or higher is required in all coursework. Students must have a current/valid teaching license.
Rank I Change
Kentucky teachers may receive a Rank I with a total of 60 graduate credit hours in Education (or licensed teaching areas), including a master's degree. Post-masters work must be in a planned Rank I program, candidates must be admitted to a licensure program (Computer Education, Educational Leadership, ESL/ENL, Gifted and Talented, Reading, Special Education) to meet this requirement. The University must recommend the candidate to the Kentucky EPSB for the change in rank for Licensure Programs; this will include testing as required by the EPSB and a CA-1 application for the rank change. An Indiana license is required prior to adding an endorsement to a Kentucky license.
Admission Process
The IU Southeast School of Education accepts applications on a rolling basis.
- Carefully review all admission requirements for your program of interest. You are required to fill out the Advising Form and email it to Dr. Lisa Hoffman lhh@ius.edu. She will confirm receipt of the form, may ask additional information or request a phone conversation with you. If necessary, a meeting will be scheduled. For questions about the Master of Science in Education with a major in elementary education, contact Dr. Lisa Hoffman at lhh@ius.edu or (812) 941-2137. You may request to meet in person for advising.
- Complete online application. A $40 graduate application fee is assessed when applying to the program. If a previous graduate application fee was paid the fee may be waived.
- The online application will prompt you for a brief personal statement and will ask you to upload a copy of current teaching license or statement of eligibility, if applicable for your program.
- Submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed at institutions other than an IU school. A 2.5 GPA for all undergraduate course work, 3.0 GPA for all graduate course work is required.
A two-year gap in coursework will require a new application for re-admission into any graduate program and a mandatory meeting with a program advisor. The re-admitted candidate must then comply with any new program requirements, if any.
Please send sealed official transcripts to the Student Records Specialist at the following address:
IU Southeast School of Education
Hillside Hall 108A
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150
Advising
For individual advising for the Special Education license, please contact Dr. Carol Bartlett or Dr. Lisa Hoffman.

Carol Bartlett Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Special Education Coordinator
Hillside Hall 05
Phone: (812) 941-2251
carbartl@ius.edu

Lisa Hoffman Ph.D.
Director of Graduate Studies
Associate Professor
Hillside Hall 20B
Phone: (812) 941-2137
lhh@ius.edu