6A-4.01793. Specialization Requirements for Endorsement in Severe or Profound Disabilities - Academic Class

(1) A bachelor’s or higher degree with certification in any area of special education; and, (2) Twelve (12) semester hours in the education of students with profound disabilities to include the areas specified below: (a) Coursework in atypical child development and assessment of students with profound disabilities to include use of student assessment for individual educational planning and program planning; (b) Coursework in interdisciplinary teaming to include available resources; the recognition of the role of parents, teachers, and other professionals; functional community-based curriculum; employability skills; and transition planning; and, (c) Completion of one of the areas as follows: 1. Six (6) semester hours to include: a. Coursework in nature of spectrum disorder and intervention strategies for educating students who have autism spectrum disorder to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and, b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who have autism spectrum disorder; or 2. Six (6) semester hours to include: a. Coursework in nature of profound mental disabilities and intervention strategies for educating students with profound mental disabilities to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and, b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students with profound mental disabilities; or 3. Six (6) semester hours to include: a. Coursework in nature of deaf-blindness and intervention strategies for educating students who are deaf-blind to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and, b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who are deaf-blind.