Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement

Buena Vista University offers coursework in special education leading to an educational endorsement as an Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate and/or Strategist II: Significant Support Needs Cognitive or Behavioral. This endorsement is designed to accompany coursework for a major in elementary education or secondary education licensure. Completion of any of these endorsement options allows one to teach in resource, inclusive/mainstreamed, and partially self-contained settings with students have exceptionalities in the area of mild to moderate disabilities and/or significant support needs. Buena Vista University also offers a major in Special Education leading to an endorsement as a K-12 Special Education Generalist.

This program qualifies a teacher to teach in an early childhood special education setting within the guidelines for PK-K Early Childhood Special Education endorsement #262. The Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement must be accompanied by either an Elementary Education major or Special Education major.