Special Education Law and Process Certificate

The Special Education Law and Process Post Baccalaureate Certificate program prepares you to meet the unique learning needs of students with disabilities, through legally mandated school, home and community collaboration, which is the goal of educational policy in the United States.

This program focuses on the special education legislation, litigation, and policies that shape today’s educational landscape; and offers insight into best practices to support families of children with disabilities. Through an in depth look at special education laws, court cases, and collaborative advocacy practices, students gain a fundamental understanding of special education law and advocacy applicable to professional practice in the realms of education, advocacy, family support services, and community-based work.

Program Features

• Led by an established team of faculty who are former and current special education hearing officers, state review officers, attorneys, mediators, IEP facilitators, teachers, administrators, parents and advocates; whose scholarship, experience and training addresses cross-cutting issues of special education law, policy, process and procedure
• Unique opportunity for special education teachers and administrators to learn alongside parents and advocates
• Courses have no prerequisites, and may be taken in any order
• Courses may be used as a Concentration in the MS in Special Education program

Archived Webinar

Online Open House: Special Education & Applied Behavior Analysis Programs

State restrictions may apply to some programs.