Advanced Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities PreK to Grade 12
Program Highlights
- Fully online, except for required practicum field hours
- Designed for teachers with existing NYS certification or expecting certification soon
- Credits can be applied toward MSEd program with approval
- Complete 12 credits in 2 semesters
- Start in the fall or spring
- Convenient late afternoon and evening classes
- Graduating soon? Begin your program while waiting for your teacher certification or while completing prerequisites, if eligible.
Admission/Completion Requirements:
- Overall GPA ≥ 3.0
- Initial NYSED teaching certificate (or eligibility), including:
- Completion of 24-credit Content Knowledge prerequisites (English, Math, Social Sciences, Science)
- Completion of 9-credit Pedagogical Content Knowledge prerequisites (Foundations of Special Education, Literacy courses)
- Completion of NYSED workshops: Child Abuse Identification, School Violence Prevention, and DASA
- Embedded fieldwork in courses
- Build portfolio in Anthology
- Start your program while waiting for your teacher certification or completing prerequisites, if eligible.
Contact Information
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Sun A. Kim
Powdermaker Hall, Room 032L
Phone: 718-997-5240
Fax: 718-997-5248​
Sun.Kim@qc.cuny.edu
Administrative Staff:
Jaclyn Arroyo
Powdermaker Hall, Room 033
718-997-5240
jaclyn.arroyo@qc.cuny.edu
Online Course Sequence for Advanced Certificate in Teaching Students with Disabilities (12 credits)
Fall Admissions Start
| Semester | Course Number​ | ​Course Name | Credits |
| ​F²¹±ô±ô Start | ​ECPSE 704 | Critical Disability Studies and Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Inclusive Education | 3 |
| Fall | ​ECPSE 705 | ​Introduction to Assessment in Childhood and Adolescent Special Education | 3 |
| ​S±è°ù¾±²Ô²µ | ​ECPSE 716 | ​Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Special Education | 3 |
| Spring | ​ECPSE 722 | ​​Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavioral Supports | 3 |
| ​TOTAL CREDITS | 12 |
Spring Admissions Start
| Semester | ​Course Number​ | ​Course Name | ​C°ù±ð»å¾±³Ù²õ |
| Spring Start |
ECPSE 716 |
Curriculum and Instruction in Inclusive Special Education​​ |
3 |
| Spring | ECPSE 722 | Applied Behavior Analysis and Positive Behavioral Supports | 3 |
| ​F²¹±ô±ô | ECPSE 704 |
 Critical Disability Studies and Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Inclusive Education |
3 |
| Fall | ECPSE 705 | ​​Introduction to Assessment in Childhood and Adolescent Special Education | 3 |
| ​TOTAL CREDITS | 12 |
Program Completion Notes
- Maintain a 3.0 GPA and complete all coursework.
- Perform successfully on all program assessments.
- Successfully complete a research project developed with, supervised, and supported by a faculty member.
- Candidates are responsible for ensuring that all requirements have been met for graduation.
- Incompletes must be resolved and ample time must be allowed for processing the change of grade forms.
- Candidates must apply for graduation on their CUNYFirst account.
It is the candidate’s responsibility to follow up to ensure that all paperwork is processed in time for graduation.
To Apply:
- Hold or (expect soon) an initial/provisional teacher certificationÂ
- Have completed a 3-credit course in Foundations of Special Education or equivalent ​
- Have an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 or better
- Write a well-organized, well-conceptualized essay that clearly communicates your reasons for pursuing a degree in special education. Indicate the nature of your current and past experiences with people with disabilities.
- Provide three letters of recommendation from professional sources that attest to the applicant’s superior abilities, qualities, and potential for teaching students with disabilities.Â
- Complete include this in your application.