UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE FOR AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS

(12 graduate credits)

 

Student ___________________ NAID_______________ Date _________Advisor ____________

Prerequisites: An undergraduate degree in one of the following fields: general education (PreK-12), special education, communication disorders, occupational therapy, physical therapy, pre-medicine, nursing, social work, adaptive physical education, recreation therapy, or music therapy. Undergraduate students in their senior year of study who have taken T&L 315 can enroll in the first 2 courses (i.e., Introduction to ASD and Methods for ASD).

Required courses (8 credits):

SPED 560	Introduction to Autistic Spectrum Disorder	2 cr.
SPED 561	Methods for Autistic Spectrum Disorder	2 cr.
SPED 562	ASD: Supports Across the Life Span	2 cr.
SPED 563	ASD: Medical Issues and Trends	2 cr.

Elective courses (4 credits of electives from the following options or equivalent as approved by faculty advisor):  

SPED 564	Structured Teaching	2 cr.
SPED 565	Methods for Students with Asperger Syndrome	2 cr.
SPED 566	ST: ASD: Intensive Early Intervention	2 cr.
SPED 584	Internship: ASD (on-the-job)	2 cr.
T&L 590	ASD: Assessment	2 cr.