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Would you like to teach students with special needs, but possess a bachelor’s degree in a field other than education?

Our “Transition to Teaching” program in special education (mild intervention) gives you the foundational knowledge you need for the licensure exam using a combination of evening course work and in-school teaching experience. Participants can also choose to add four additional courses to complete a Master’s degree.

Required Courses

All courses are 3 credit hours unless otherwise noted.

Reading Choose two from the following
6 credit hours

  • EDUC-E 514 Workshop in Elementary Language Arts
  • EDUC-E 515 Workshop in Elementary Reading
  • EDUC-E 518 Workshop in General Elementary Education
  • EDUC-E 545 Adv Study in Teaching Reading in Elementary
  • EDUC-L 535 Teaching Adolescent/Young Adult Literature
  • EDUC-S 514 Methods of Teaching Reading Secondary

Special Education Courses
18 credit hours

  • EDUC-K 505 - Introduction to Special Education for Graduate Students
  • EDUC-K 563 - Learning Disabilities 1
  • EDUC-K 535 - Assessment/Remediation of Mildly Handicapped I
  • EDUC-K 553 - Management of Academic and Social Behavior
  • EDUC-K 504 Methods of Teaching Special Needs
  • EDUC-K 588 - Supervised Teaching in Special Education

A grade of B or higher is required in all coursework.

Indiana University Southeast prepares educators for the Indiana Department of Education's Mild Intervention license for grades P-12. In order to be prepared to teach at all grade levels from preschool through high school, all candidates will complete performance projects and observe clinical practice hours in multiple grade levels, multiple documented special education categories, and multiple service delivery models.

Licensed teachers under Special Education emergency permits must earn at least 6 credit hours per year and complete the Special Education license within 3 years. This requires taking courses in summer sessions. Best practice in Indiana is to complete the license in 2 years.

This program includes four summative decision points:

  • Admission to program
  • Assessment of programs of academics and dispositions within the first 9 hours
  • Assessment of clinical experience after completion of one clinical assessment
  • Assessment of supervised teaching, completed and filed with application for degree

Students are required to meet with their graduate advisor every semester.

Admission Process

Application Requirements

Applicants to the Special Education licensure program must satisfy one of the following requirements:

  • Baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.00 scale); or
  • Both a baccalaureate degree from an accredited postsecondary educational institution with a grade point average of at least 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale), and five (5) years of professional experience; or

Application Process

  1. Attend a program advising session held each semester.
  2. Complete the online application. A $40 application fee is assessed when applying to program. If a previous application fee was paid the fee should be waived. To determine if fee is to be waived, please contact our Record Specialist at (812) 941-2388.
  3. Two letters of recommendation are required from educators who know your capacity to engage in graduate coursework. Use the Recommendation Tab on the online application to request electronically. If desired, letters may be mailed directly to Ms. Tracy Stracener, our Records Specialist at tstracen@iu.edu or (812) 941-2388.
  4. On the Uploads Tab, upload a personal statement that identifies your academic goals, career objectives and why you are applying to this program.
  5. Submit official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate work completed at institutions other than an IU school. Submit a personal statement addressing the SOE dispositions.
  6. Please mail copies of the test scores for Elementary Education Content Area Assessment test 060, 061, 062, 063 to the address listed below.

Please send all completed materials to:

Ms. Tracy Stacener, Student Records Officer
IU Southeast School of Education
Hillside Hall 108A
4201 Grant Line Road
New Albany, IN 47150

For information, please contact Ms. Tracy Stracener, our Records Specialist at tstracen@iu.edu or (812) 941-2388.

Advising

Please contact Dr. Sarah Sehlinger for additional information and advising.

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Dr. Sarah Sehlinger

Assistant Professor
Coordinator of Special Education

Hillside Hall 31
Phone: (812) 941-2593
ssehlin@iu.edu

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