Certificate of completion standards

To obtain a certificate of completion as a special education technician, an individual must submit a completed application form and have completed: 1. Forty semester hours of college education or an equivalent under North Dakota Century Code section 15.1-13-10 in the area of special education that aligns with the council for exceptional children preparation standards for paraeducators, including learner development and individual differences, legal/ethical practices, behavior management, curricular content knowledge, assessment, instructional planning and strategies, and collaboration; and 2. A two-credit transcribable practicum minimum of one hundred clock-hours of fieldwork experience that is supervised by a licensed special education teacher.