Learning and Behavior Specialist II

Learning Behavior Specialist II Graduate Certification is available to both degree candidates and non-degree seeking students in several areas of concentration. These concentration areas include behavior intervention, curriculum adaption, multiple disabilities, technology, and transition. Learn program objectives, requirements and entrance expectations for the certificate (pdf).???

Admission

Admission to the graduate certificate program is competitive. Get admission information.

Learning and Behavior Specialist II Concentration Options

For details concerning a given course, please visit Illinois State University's Graduate Catalog.

Behavior Intervention Specialist
Download a Behavior Intervention Specialist Plan of Study (pdf). The following courses are part of the curriculum for this specialist program:

• SED 410 — Educational Assessment and Planning for Students with Disabilities
• SED 448 — Applied Behavior Analysis: Changing Behavior and Learning Environments
• SED 449 — Behavioral Consultation
• SED 454 — Consultation and Collaboration in Special and General Education
• SED 452 — Teaching and Solving Behavioral Issues in Autism Spectrum and Related Behavioral Disorders

Curriculum Adaptation Specialist
Curriculum Adaptation Specialist Plan of Study (pdf). The following courses are part of the curriculum for this specialist program:

• SED 410 — Educational Assessment and Planning for Students with Disabilities
• SED 422 — Teaching Diverse Learners
• SED 445 — Curriculum Development and Modification for Diverse Learners
• SED 454 — Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education
• SED 498 Professional Practice

Multiple Disabilities Specialist
Multiple Disabilities Specialist Plan of Study (pdf). The following courses are part of the curriculum for this specialist program:

• SED 448 — Applied Behavior Analysis: Changing Behavior and Learning Environments
• SED 470 — Research Practitioner: Multiple Disabilities
• SED 471 — Addressing Needs of Learners with Physical Disabilities and Health Impairments

Technology Specialist
Technology Specialist Plan of Study (pdf). The following courses are part of the curriculum for this specialist program:

• SED 377 — Communication Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities
• SED 379 — Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities
• SED 479 — Assistive Technology: Assessment and Program Evaluation

Transition Specialist
Transition Specialist Plan of Study (pdf). The following courses are part of the curriculum for this specialist program:

• SED 451 — Facilitating Student-Directed Transition Planning
• SED 453 — Interagency Community and Postsecondary Systems
• SED 455 — Facilitating Employment Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities
• SED 457 — Facilitating Social, Leisure, and Independent Living Outcomes for Individuals with Disabilities

Graduate Advisement

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