Accommodation Specialist for Students with Disabilities
Additional Licensure
Admission
If you are seeking the Accommodation Specialist
for Students with Disabilities Licensure you may apply for
admission to the
College of
Education and Human Development (CEHD)
additional licensure programs. You may also fulfill requirements for this
license if you are applying or currently admitted to another
program in the College.
Admission criteria and application forms for
additional licensure programs may be found on the Student
Services web site.
Information about other programs in the
Department of Work and Human Resource Education (WHRE) may be
found at http://www.cehd.umn.edu/whre/.
Degree
In order to apply for the Accommodation
Specialist for Students with Disabilities licensure, you must
have earned a degree from a regionally accredited
college or university in one of the following areas:
- Baccalaureate or master’s degree in education
- Baccalaureate or master’s degree in special education
- Baccalaureate degree in vocational rehabilitation
counseling
- Graduate degree in career and technical
education/vocational education with special population
specialization
Required Courses
In order to fulfill requirements for the
Accommodation Specialist for Students with Disabilities
licensure, you must successfully complete the following courses:
(aligned to MNBOT licensure rules part 8710.5900):
-
WHRE—5511 Education for Work (required of all students
seeking this licensure) (3 cr)
-
WHRE—5521 Work-Based Learning Policies (2 cr)
-
WHRE—5522 Work-Based Learning Practices (3 cr)
-
WHRE—5802 Enhancing Work-Based Learning
through Collaboration (2 cr)
-
EPsy—5604
Transition From School to Work and Community Living for
Persons With Special Needs (3 cr)
- Students requesting course equivalency for WHRE—5521,
WHRE—5522, WHRE—5802, or EPsy—5604 must enroll in one credit
of WHRE—5993 Directed Study. See
Board Rule 8710.5900.
Within the framework of a directed study, the
student will develop a portfolio in which he/she documents
scholarship and accomplishment in each of the content standards
embedded in the course(s) for which equivalency has been
requested. The documentation will include transcripts, course
descriptions and syllabi, and exemplars from work experience
such as samples of curriculum, project reports, presentations,
etc. The instructor for the directed study will judge the
documentation and will approve or deny the course equivalency.
Additional Licensure Requirements
According to Minnesota Board of Teaching rules,
these additional requirements must also be met in order to
become licensed as an Accommodation Specialist for Students with
Disabilities:
- Successful completion of a Minnesota Board of Teaching (BOT)
approved preparation program leading to licensure in the
overall field of Career and Technical Education under part
8700.7600. This may include programs such as agricultural
education, business and marketing education, family and consumer
sciences education, industrial education, as well as
licensure in career and technical education under part
8710.8000.
- Successful completion of a Minnesota BOT approved
special education preparation program.
- Licensure in special education under Minnesota BOT
licensure rules, part
8710.5100,
8710.5200,
8710.5300,
8710.5400,
8710.5600,
8710.5700,
8710.5800.
Additional Licensure Completion
To be recommended for additional licensure as
an Accommodation Specialist for Students with Disabilities, you
must complete all program requirements, as verified by the
program coordinator. Licensure application procedures can be
found at:
Licensure Application Procedures
In order to complete the additional licensure
process students must have the following items on file at
Student Services:
-
Application to the additional licensure program [PDF file]
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Official transcripts from all institutions
you have previously attended
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A copy of current teaching license
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Copy of signed additional licensure contract
Additionally, students must submit the
following to apply for licensure in Minnesota:
-
Completed application for Minnesota
teaching/administrative license.
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Applicant Conduct Review Statement
-
Check/money order payable to the
Minnesota Department of Education (MDE)
-
Licensure renewal form (if you wish to renew
your current license at this time)
-
Finger print card and money order for the
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) (required only for
individuals seeking an initial license in special education,
parent education, or adult basic education)
-
Official University of Minnesota transcript
in a sealed envelope.
State mandated tests will be required of
additional licensure applicants if seeking a license in a new
content area.
All additional licensure materials should be
mailed directly to Student Services:
Revised October 2005
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