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SE/ESL/Bilingual Post-Baccalaureate Licensure

There exists a great need for special education teachers who have skills with students learning English as a Second Language and with students who are ethnically diverse.

The Special Education Licensure Program is for individuals who have completed a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university and are seeking a license to teach special education. This program is offered by the Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education in the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah. The licensure program in Special Education is a program designed to assist school district in Utah in certifying and/or endorsing teachers in the area of Special Education. Students enrolled in the program are required to complete coursework for licensure, as determined by the Special Education faculty and approved by the Utah State Office of Education. Students who are admitted to the post-baccalaureate program are only admitted to a licensure program and not to the university. The program is completed through the Division of Continuing Education.

Coursework is completed on the BYU campus and within participating local school districts. Successful completion of the program leads to professional licensure in Special Education.

The program focuses on the preparation of competent and moral educators who understand and respond to the needs of diverse students with disabilities and their families, with an emphasis on problem solving in collaborative relationships with educational professionals and paraprofessionals.

The curriculum is both theory and practice based. Special Education courses in this program emphasize ways to assess students; plan instruction using appropriate curriculum; use appropriate behavior management strategies; and engage in collaborative problem solving with school and family systems. Knowledge is gained and skills developed via coursework and hands-on practical experiences. The program is rounded out with elective courses that meet the individual interests of each student. This program is available to students interested in mild/moderate disabilities only.

For more information on this program and examples of syllabi, follow this link to the Learning Outcomes website: https://learningoutcomes.byu.edu/wiki/index.php/Counseling_Psychology_and_Special_Education

Please direct any advisement questions to the McKay School of Education Student Services Office in room 120 MCKB.  Advisors Karen Oates (801) 422-9199 and Solana Cooper (801) 422-4855 can assist you with scheduling concerns.