OVERVIEW
In accordance with our accreditation agency, the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP), the following information is provided on this website.
The Collaborative Teacher Program (CTP) leads to a undergraduate or graduate degree with certification at the Alabama Class āB,ā āA,ā or āAAā level, with endorsement at the elementary level as a Collaborative Special Education Teacher (K-6) and/or at the secondary level as Collaborative Special Education Teacher (6-12). Students are trained to serve students in co-taught, self-contained, and resource classrooms. Our program provides students with well balanced course work and practical experiences leading up to culmination internship. CTP interns experience student teaching in both elementary and secondary school settings.
Undergraduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Amy Williamson
Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Lucy Barnard-Brak
PROGRAMS
- bolt BSE in Special EducationĀ (certification in Collaborative Teacher Program (K-6 or K-6 & 6-12)
- bolt MA in Special EducationĀ (certification in Collaborative Teacher Program (K-6 or 6-12)
- bolt EdS in Special EducationĀ (certification in Collaborative Teacher Program (K-6 or 6-12)
- scroll EdD in Special Education
- scroll PhD in Special Education
The programs with a lightning bolt are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Education Preparation (CAEP). For more information, please go to this link: https://education.ua.edu/student-resources/mapped-standards/ to see certification programs and courses with national teacher/educator certification standards
FACULTY
Kagendo Mutua
CrossingPoints Program Executive Director and Professor of Severe & Profound Disabilities, Special Education