Affected by changes to Indiana’s special education emergency permits?
The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) recently announced that it will stop issuing emergency permits for special education after the 2021-2022 school year. Specific state notices are linked here:
Special Education Licensure Programs at IWU
Indiana Wesleyan University offers online special education programs that can help teachers get on track to licensure.
IWU offers an online Transition to Teaching – Special Education program for initial licensure and a Special Education Teaching Graduate Certificate for currently licensed teachers seeking an additional license in special education.
Explore two solutions at IWU
Transition to Teaching (TTT) - Special Education
Candidates gain skills and knowledge to create developmentally appropriate instructional lesson and behavior plans and support the healthy development of students with exceptionalities and their families. This program contains all the course requirements needed to become a licensed P-12 special education teacher in Indiana.
- Leads to Initial Licensure in Mild Intervention in Indiana
- 21 credit hours, $470 per credit hour
Special Education Teaching Graduate Certificate (Indiana Licensure)
Candidates gain content knowledge related to professional teaching standards for P-12 learners with exceptionalities and their families. Upon successful completion of all coursework and the state-required licensure examinations, candidates can be recommended for a P-12 Exceptional Needs - Mild Intervention additional teaching license in the state of Indiana.
- Leads to Additional Licensure in Mild Intervention in Indiana
- 18 credit hours, $470 per credit hour