2017-2018 Catalog

Severe Intellectual Disabilities (SID) C.G.S.

This program offers teachers who are currently certified as a teacher of students with mild/moderate disabilities an extension of their skills to the skills, knowledge and perspectives they need to effectively support students with severe and complex disabilities. It provides an accelerated path to teacher certification in Severe Intellectual Disabilities.

Course Requirements

Courses

CourseTitleCreditsOffered
SPED 435Assessment/Instruction: Young Students with SID

4

Offered fall.
SPED 436Assessment/Instruction: Older Students with SID

4

Offered spring.
SPED 520Young Adults in Nonschool Settings

3

Offered summer.
SPED 526Assessment, Curriculum, Methods for Children with Multiple Disabilities

3

Offered spring (even years).
SPED 665Teaching Internship in Severe Intellectual Disabilities

6

Offered fall and spring.

Total Credit Hours: 20