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New York State Education Department (NYSED) has created a new Students with Disabilities (SWD) All Grades certification that permits educators to teach students with disabilities in Pre-K through Grade 12 in NYS. Teachers who already hold a valid special education certification should consider obtaining the new All Grades SWD certification to allow them to work with students with disabilities in all grade levels, ages 3-21. Currently, Buffalo State University provides the necessary courses and competencies to prepare candidates for special education certification eligibility in three grade bands: Early Childhood (Birth-Grade 2), Childhood (Grades 1-6), and Adolescence (Grades 7-12). Candidates with these existing special education certification titles may have already met the requirements for the new All Grades SWD certification. To learn more about this new special education certification, please reach out to our Teacher Certification Office for individualized guidance and information. Additionally, Buffalo State University (Exceptional Education) offers a New York State-approved graduate program that leads to eligibility for special education certification in Grades 7-12 for those with an undergraduate degree in a non-education but related field such as Psychology, Speech-Language Pathology, Social Work, Child Development, or a content area such as English, Math, Science, Social Studies or Science. Please call 716-878-5317 or contact Dr. Doody at doodykr@buffalostate.edu for more information and admission criteria. |