Special Education Dual Certification for Mild Interventions

Hanover College Educator Preparation Program
Dual Certification in Special Education - Exceptional Needs: Mild Interventions

(Grades Preschool through Grade 12)

Exceptional Needs: Mild Interventions (Grades P-12) is Special Education certification that is completed in tandem with an Elementary Education, Secondary Education, or All Grade teacher certification. It is not a "stand-alone" program.

It requires passing of the Indiana licensure exam for Mild Interventions in addition to the content area licensure exams and pedagogy licensure exams. Five units of credit in the following courses are required for Mild Interventions certification:
EDU 252 - Professional Collaboration
EDU 254 - Special Education Policy and Law
EDU 255 - Classroom Management and PBIS
EDU 256 - Learning Environments and Transition

The following two courses will be transitioning to 300 level with EDU 221 and EDU 203 prerequisites and should not be taken until most of the above have been completed and in conjunction with 300 Methods courses:

EDU 206 - Special Education Assessment: Literacy
EDU 207 - Special Education Assessment: Mathematics

Secondary education candidates (Grades 5-12) must also complete EDU 341 (additional course in Phonics and Phonological Awareness - Science of Reading) for Mild Interventions Certification.

Undergraduate students will complete their student teaching assignment (EDU 458) integrating their certification content area for half of the semester and and Mild Interventions environment for half the semester. This dual certification program is approved by the State of Indiana and nationally accredited by CAEP. With this dual licensure, completers have great flexibility for their future!

Previously licensed teachers in Indiana may also add to their existing licenses by completing the coursework listed above and passing the Indiana licensure exam for Mild Interventions.

Note: The Elementary Education requirement of a minor is waived for Elementary Education majors completing Dual Certification in Mild Interventions.

Dual Licensure: Effective 7/1/2025, all elementary education and special education licenses will require a Science of Reading Program Endorsement and additional Science of Reading ETS Praxis exam (# to be announced) as well as the Special Education content area exam #5355.

The Hanover College Educator Preparation Program encourages all future educators (even those who are not interested in Mild Interventions licensing) to take as many of the SPED courses as can be fit in as electives since most teachers have students with special needs and IEP's in their general education classrooms.

Indiana Standards for Teaching Exceptional Children