Academic & Behavioral Strategist Alternative Licensure
Get your license to teach students with mild to moderate disabilities through our online graduate certificate program.
The Alternative Licensure Special Education (ALSPED) program is a collaborative effort between local school districts and WSU to prepare highly qualified teachers to meet the teacher shortage in Special Education.
This certificate will give you the opportunity to work across multiple disability areas, including:
- specific learning disabilities
- emotional and behavioral disorders
- high functioning autism
- developmental and cognitive disabilities
Candidates who complete this program will be eligible to earn an Academic & Behavioral Strategist License.
Applications for Summer 2024 are now closed.
- 24-month hybrid program
- 10 online courses
- field experience
- student teaching experience
- Bachelor’s degree
- Employment at a school with a licensed cooperating teacher
- Acceptance to WSU’s Graduate Studies
- Acceptance to WSU’s Special Education Department
- Recommendation from a Special Education Administrator, such as a SPED Director or School Principal
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 2.5 on a 4.0 scale
Applicants who do not meet the GPA requirement may be admitted via probationary status on a case-by-case basis.
Year 1:
- Summer One: 2 courses, 6 credits
- Fall One: 2 courses, 6 credits
- Spring One: 2 courses, 8 credits
Year 2:
- Summer Two: 2 courses, 6 credits; Field Experience: 3 credits. 9 total credits
- Fall Two: 2 courses, 6 credits; Field Experience: 3 credits. 9 total credits
- Spring Two: Student Teaching
Some courses will have multiple synchronous meetings.
See required courses for the Academic & Behavioral Strategist graduate certificate and licensure program.