Post-Degree Certificate in Education: Special Education
The University of Saskatchewan Department of Educational Psychology
& Special Education, in partnership with the Centre for Continuing
& Distance Education, offers a Post-Degree Certificate in Education:
Special Education. The course content was developed based on the
International Council for Exceptional Children’s Standards for Entry
into the profession. Designing a curriculum that addresses these
standards requires an array of courses to fully prepare the special
needs professional to meet the demands of this challenging and growing
area of specialization. This certificate is comprised of 30 credit units
of special education classes, completion of which allows you to become
qualified to teach special education based on Saskatchewan Learning
requirements. Approved by Saskatchewan Learning as an Additional Qualification
Certificate, this certificate enables teachers to upgrade their classification.
Applicants
to the program will require a Bachelor of Education Degree and valid
Professional A Teaching Certificate. In addition, applicants will be
required to have at least one year of successful classroom teaching
experience or the equivalent in education related settings. Entrants
will be expected to have completed at least six credit units of
undergraduate courses in Special Education.
