Graduate Certificate in Career and Technical Education Transition and Special Needs
Help Students with Special Needs Transition to Daily Life with Liberty’s Graduate CTE Licensure Certificate
With an add-on endorsement in transition and special needs, you can study how to help students with special needs prepare to enter daily life as an independent adult. Liberty University’s online Graduate Certificate in CTE Transition and Special Needs can equip you to help these students while gaining add-on licensure endorsement to enhance your career.
With a short 12-credit-hour course sequence, you can add to your teaching skill set and gain an add-on endorsement for special education. Liberty’s Graduate Certificate in CTE Transition and Special Needs can be a practical way to get the CTE training you need to help students with special needs.
CTE Transition and Special Needs Standards
To meet rigorous state requirements and ensure you are well-prepared for the special needs classroom, you need a way to fulfill specialized course requirements in the shortest possible timeframe. With the transition and special needs add-on endorsement, your graduate certificate in CTE will provide you with specially designed core content that aligns with the following advanced standards:
- Council of Exceptional Children (CEC)
- Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC) Model Core Teaching
- Virginia Department of Education for Special Education Adapted Curriculum K-12
These additional standards can help you stand out as an equipped professional in special education teaching, and the cutting-edge skills you learn can help you become ready to meet the challenges of the field.
Please note: Admission to this program requires that you hold current initial teaching licensure issued by the Virginia Department of Education for elementary education, middle grades education, secondary education, or special education. If you hold licensure in another state, you may apply for reciprocity in the State of Virginia.
This program has been approved by the Virginia Department of Education. Licensure requirements may vary by state. Please research your state’s licensure or reciprocity requirements here: https://www.liberty.edu/statelicensure/.
What Will You Study in Our Graduate Certificate in Transition and Special Needs?
- Current trends in the special education field
- Educational behavior and development
- Methods of teaching and classroom management
- Theories and methodologies of special education
This certificate is designed to give you a specialized and in-depth study of special education teaching practice while fulfilling add-on endorsement requirements. Through this program, you can engage in advanced studies in individualized transition planning. These courses include an investigation of the medical, social, and employment challenges for students with severe disabilities as well as the best methods to assess and prepare students for transition into daily independent living.
Benefits of Our Graduate Certificate in CTE Transition and Special Needs
As a leader in distance education since 1985, we understand what it takes to create a flexible and affordable education for busy people. Since we have been investing in distance and online learning for decades, our experience has taught us how to streamline our degree options so you can focus on what really matters to you. While many schools offer online degrees, we believe Liberty stands out.
Here’s what sets us apart:
- Our online programs are backed by our brick-and-mortar campus – ranked among Niche.com’s Top 5 College Campuses in America – and that commitment to excellence extends to our online students as well. Earning your graduate certificate from a nonprofit university with this kind of recognition can help set you apart from others in your field.
- Online undergraduate tuition rates have been frozen for the last 10 years. While many other online colleges have raised tuition, Liberty has been able to keep costs low as a nonprofit university.
- This graduate certificate is designed to fulfill add-on endorsement requirements for career and technical education transition and special needs.
Military Benefits
Service is important to us, so whether you’re currently serving in the Armed Forces, have served, or are married to someone who serves, we’re here to serve you. Liberty’s military benefits are available to:
- Active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces
- Reserve/National Guard
- Veterans/retirees
- Spouses of service members and veterans/retirees
- Current Department of Defense employees
We are proud to support you in your pursuit of a flexible and affordable online education by offering you the following benefits:
- Tuition discounts – $275 per credit hour for graduate courses
- 8-week courses, 8 different start dates each year, and no set login times (may exclude certain courses such as practicums, internships, or field experiences)
These rates are reflective of academic year 2024-2025. Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
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