Special Education - Academic & Behavioral Strategist
- Degree Levels:
- Licensure
- Graduate Certificate
- Delivery Options:
- Online
Academic & Behavioral Strategist Graduate Certificate
The Academic & Behavioral Strategist certificate program provides you with knowledge of behavior theories and practices in special education. You will study the assessment and management of behavior problems in the classroom, learn about assistive technology for students with special needs and learn how to administer and interpret tests used to identify students with developmental and learning disabilities and behavioral disorders.
This program is accredited by the Council for Exceptional Children.
The St. Cloud State Advantage
- Provides an overview of collaboration methods for working with agencies, staff and multicultural populations.
- Students admitted for fall, spring and summer terms.
- The program can be taken as a student guest by students who only need one or two classes to meet the licensure requirements.
- Includes an internship in an elementary school program for students with mild to moderate disabilities.
- Meets education requirements to seek Minnesota licensure upon completion of the program.
- The Learning Disability Summer Reading and Math Camp helps improve skills for more than 200 students in K-8.
- Membership in Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
Application Deadlines
| Term | U.S. Citizens | International Outside U.S. |
International Inside U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | August 15 | June 15 | August 15 |
| Spring | December 1 | October 15 | December 1 |
| Summer | June 1 | February 15 | June 1 |
Graduate Director: Dr. Brian Valentini
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