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, technology, diversity and current teaching theory, and include supervised and directed field experiences. A program GPA of 3.0 or higher is required for graduation.
Program Prerequisites: Before you can enroll, you must earn a bachelor’s degree and meet additional admission requirements.
Program/Major: Special Admissions Requirements—See a program advisor.
What can I do with this certificate?
Career options: Special Education K-12 Teacher.
Academic options: Continue your education with post-graduate work in education or pursue other specialized endorsements 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 Special Education | 3 |
| EDC/ESE 253 | Educational and Assistive Technology | 3 |
| ESE 254 | Foundations of Instruction: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| ESE 255 | Classroom Management for Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 3 |
| ESE 260 | Practicum 1: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 1 |
| EDC 274 | Structured English Immersion (SEI) Foundations | 3 |
| Subtotal | 22 | |
| Methods: | ||
| ESE 261 | Practicum 2: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 1 |
| 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 |
| EDC 286 | Structured English Immersion (SEI) Methods | 3 |
| ESE 290 | Student Teaching: Mild-Moderate Disabilities | 8 |
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Total | 46 | |