Learning and Behavior Disorders Certification
Certification Preparation Programs
These are programs of study which do not lead to a degree or to an EKU awarded recognition but instead prepare the student, upon recommendation from EKU, for professional certification by the Commonwealth of Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.
General Information
Candidates pursuing special education certification in Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Interdisciplinary Early Childhood Education, Learning and Behavior Disorders, and Moderate/Severe Disabilities must hold teaching certification. Additional hours may apply toward a sixth year program (Rank I). It is very important that candidates seek early advisement from the department.
The prerequisites are an undergraduate degree and Kentucky Teaching Certificate in IECE, P-5, P-12, 5-9, 5-12, or Secondary classroom teachers.
Admission Requirements
To be eligible for admission into any special education nondegree graduate program (Rank II, I), a candidate must have a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 overall or 3.0 in the last 30 hours of course work.
Program Requirements
Candidates must also have completed the following or equivalent prerequisite course work:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisite Courses | ||
| Choose from one of the following: | 3 | |
| Foundations of Reading/ Language Arts | ||
| Foundation of Reading/Language Arts | ||
| Choose from one of the following: | 3 | |
| Disciplinary Literacy in the Middle Grades | ||
| Read Instruction Middle School | ||
| Disciplinary Literacy | ||
| MAE 201 | Mathematical Concepts for P-9 I | 3 |
| MAE 202 | Mathematical Concepts for P-9 II | 3 |
| MAE 302 | Mathematical Concepts for P-9 III | 3 |
| or ELE 822 | Mathematical Foundations P-5 | |
| Required Courses | ||
| SED 774 | Field Exp with Excep Learners 1 | 3 |
| SED 812 | Intro Spec Edu Assesment | 3 |
| SED 817 | Behavior Disorders | 3 |
| SED 825 | Lang Disorder Students Disabil | 3 |
| SED 837 | Applied Behavior Analysis for Students with Disabilities | 3 |
| SED 845 | Spec Ed Transition/Collab | 3 |
| SED 856 | Graduate Methods and Materials | 3 |
| SED 897 | Practicum in Special Education | 3-6 |
| Total Hours | 39-42 | |
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SED 774 Field Exp with Excep Learners can be waived with one year of successful teaching of students with LBD.
Note: Completion of the above program will not suffice for completion of a Rank program. For LBD Certification, the PRAXIS test in the area of a specialty must be passed.