Department website: https://www.atu.edu/tel

The Special Education Birth to Kindergarten Graduate Certificate allows students to receive a certificate from Arkansas Tech University to go along with the Endorsement from the State of Arkansas

Courses for this certificate are offered online.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
SPED 5003	Characteristics of Children with Exceptionalities	3
SPED 5013	Assessment of Children with Exceptionalities	3
SPED 5073	Planning Instruction in an Early Childhood Setting	3
SPED 5083	B - K Supervised Practicum	3
SPED 6033	Working with Families of Exceptional Children	3
Total Hours		15

Graduates from the Special Education Birth to Kindergarten Program will be proficient in the following professional standards required by the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) as the Arkansas Tech program is nationally recognized by the CEC.

1. Child Development and Early Learning
2. Partnering with Families
3. Collaboration and Teaming
4. Assessment Processes
5. Application of Curriculum Frameworks in the Planning of Meaningful Learning Experience
6. Using Responsive and Reciprocal Interactions, Interventions, and Instruction
7. Professionalism and Ethical Practice

For program assessment visit: https://www.atu.edu/assessment/program_assessment.php