Special Education Mild-Moderate Disabilities Certification
Post-Degree Certificate
Prepare for Arizona Special Education Mild-Moderate Disabilities (grades K-12) certification. This post-degree program applies to students who do not have K-12 teacher certification. Courses emphasize professional teaching standards, instruction for students with diverse needs, technology, current teaching theory, and include supervised and directed field experiences. A program GPA of 3.0 or higher is required for graduation.
Selective Admissions Program: In order to be fully admitted to this program, you must fulfill the requirements listed in Program Admissions. See an advisor for details.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Special Education K-12 Teacher.
Academic options: Continue your education with post-degree work in education offered by Pima.
More Information: Review program costs, student debt, on-time graduation and more.
Program Requirements
Required Courses
Must be completed with grades of C or higher. A program GPA of 3.0 or higher is required for graduation.
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| Foundations: | ||
| EDC/ESE 250 | Introduction to Teaching | 3 |
| EDC/ESE 251 | Educational Psychology | 3 |
| EDC/ESE 252 | Survey of Exceptional Education | 3 |
| ESE 254 | Foundations of Instruction: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| ESE 255 | Classroom Management for Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| EDC/ESE 257 | 21st Century Learning | 3 |
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Methods: | ||
| ESE 260 | Practicum 1: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 2 |
| ESE 261 | Practicum 2: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 2 |
| Methods of Instruction: Students/Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 | |
| ESE 271 | Mild-Moderate Methods: K-12 Inst. Across the Curriculum | 3 |
| ESE 272 | Developmental Reading, Instruction, Assessment, Remediation | 3 |
| ESE 273 | Diagnosis and Assessment of Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| ESE 290 | Student Teaching: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 8 |
| Subtotal | 25 | |
| Total | 48 | |
Required Support Courses
| Course # | Course Title | Credit Hours |
| EDC 286 | Structured English Immersion (SEI) Methods | 3 |
| POS 210 * | National and State Constitution | 3 |
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Total | 48 | |