Graduate Certificate in Teaching Special Education (K-12): Adapted Curriculum

Full tuition support and expense stipend is available for students meeting specific eligibility requirements. Stipend/Grant Application

Special Education: Adapted Curriculum teachers work with moderately to severely disabled students with significant cognitive disabilities. This 27-hour Graduate Certificate program meets North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (DPI) requirements for the Special Education: Adapted Curriculum initial teaching license, called the Standard Professional I license.

The Graduate Certificate teacher licensure program is intended for:

• Individuals changing careers to become special education teachers;
• Teachers wishing to change licensure fields.

Candidates who are not teaching must have some daytime flexibility, as these graduate-level courses require contact hours for conducting classroom-based activities in a school setting.

Program Eligibility Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited university;
• An overall GPA of at least 2.75 OR at least 2.5 with very strong recommendations;

If you do not have an overall GPA of 2.5, please contact the Office of Teacher Education Advising and Licensure at 704-687-8725 or the College of Education Teacher Recruiter at 704-687-8684 for assistance and advice before applying to the Graduate Certificate in Teaching.

The Adapted Curriculum Graduate Certificate Planning Sheet is the UNC Charlotte program course guide.

Students following a Regional Alternative Licensing Center (RALC) licensure plan should see the UNC Charlotte courses that meet RALC competencies at http://www.ralc.ccs.k12.nc.us. Questions about your RALC licensure plan should be directed to the RALC licensure advisor who prepared your plan.

Special Education Course Information

Use the Special Education: Adapted Program Curriculum and Schedule below to find course information on the University Course Schedule.
Special Education: Adapted Program Curriculum and Schedule

Distance Education courses are listed by semester on the University Course Schedule and have section numbers with an 8 as the middle digit (example: 080). To locate Special Education courses, make the following selections on the "Class Schedule Search" page:

• Subject: Special Education (narrow the search by including a course number);
• Campus: Distance Education;
• Course Level: Graduate;
• Scroll to the bottom of the page and click "Class Search".

For Special Education course descriptions, go to the Special Education section of the Graduate Catalog at http://graduateschool.uncc.edu/academics/catalog.html

How are these online Courses Delivered?

Each course instructor determines his/her course delivery method(s). Make sure you know how your courses are delivered by viewing the University Course Schedule. Distance education courses have section numbers with an 8 as the middle digit (examples: 080, L80, 081). Students should be prepared to use Wimba, Blackboard Vista, and Moodle. See the Distance Education Orientation for Technical Specifications and information about each of these courseware platforms.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Academic Advisor
Melia Neale, Ph.D.
nmhicks@uncc.edu

Distance Education Senior Program Manager
ewingate@uncc.edu