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Certificate in Education - Special Education at University of Saskatchewan

University of Saskatchewan, Canada

Programme overview

The Post-Degree Certificate in Education: Special Education is a 30 credit unit programme of special education courses for teachers, developed around the Council for Exceptional Children standards. It qualifies graduates to teach special education under Saskatchewan requirements and is an approved Additional Qualification Certificate that moves teachers up the salary grid.

Faculty: College of Education  |  Department: Educational Psychology and Special Education  |  Duration: Two years (part-time, online)  |  Intake: Spring (May)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

What you will study

EPSE 500.3, 510.3, 520.3, 530.3, 540.3, 551.3, 560.3 and 570.3, plus 6 credit units of open electives chosen with the Program Director.

Career pathways

Special education teaching and upgrading of teacher classification, including on the Saskatchewan Teachers Federation salary grid.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A Bachelor of Education degree with a valid teaching certificate from a province or territory in Canada; one year of successful classroom teaching experience; six credit units of undergraduate courses in Special Education (for example EPSE 390 and EPSE 414).

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the courses you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Intake: Spring (May)

Duration: Two years (part-time, online)

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.usask.ca/special-education.php

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