High Incidence Disabilities

Mostly Online Certificate Program

Further Your Education

Special education is a specialized field within the education system. It encompasses a range of strategies, interventions, and support services tailored to address various high incidence disabilities, such as learning disabilities, attention deficit disorders, mild behavior disorders, and mild intellectual disorders.

Special education professionals work closely with students, families, and multidisciplinary teams to promote academic and social success. Educators use a variety of instructional approaches and adaptive technologies to facilitate learning.

The program provides advanced coursework directed at evidenced-based instructional practices to create supportive and welcoming environments. For current teachers, this certificate program can lead to an additional teacher licensure in Modified Special Education.

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Teacher Preparation

This program mirrors the special education add-on licensure requirements and also leads to a certificate. Program information including curriculum and graduation requirements can be found in the ETSU Graduate Catalog. This certificate does not lead to initial licensure.

All applicable course credits can be transferred into the on-campus Special Education, M. Ed., program (requires separate application and admission). Up to nine credit hours may be transferred from the Low Incidence Disabilities certificate to another Special Education certificate program where applicable.

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Steps to Apply

  • Step 1 - Create your ETSU Application Account

    Step 1   Create your ETSU Application Account by choosing the "Sign Up" option

    Create your ETSU Application Account

  • Step 2 - Sign into the ETSU Application Portal

    Step 2  Sign in to the ETSU Application Portal and select "Start a New Application"

    Sign in

  • Step 3 - Complete the Remaining Fields

    Step 3   Choose "Graduate," select your student type (domestic or international), select "Certificate," term, then choose  High Incidence Disabilities and complete the remainder of the form.

    select domestic/international

    select certificate

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Cost

Credits to complete this program: 18 credit hours

TN Residents eRate (Out of State, 100% online) Out of State
$613 per credit hour $765 per credit hour $1454 per credit hour

-Note, tuition discounts are available for border county students.
-This amount may not include program-specific fees.

Read more about cost, paying for courses, scholarship options and financial aid.