This endorsement requires an applicant to hold, or earn concurrently, a regular teaching certificate with a subject or field endorsement and earn a minimum of 36 semester hours in special education courses, of which 12 semester hours are in general special education and 24 semester hours are in the education of children who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This endorsement requires a minimum of 30 graduate semester hours including a minimum of 12 graduate semester hours of course work in Early Childhood Education and a minimum of 18 graduate semester hours of course work in Early Childhood Special Education.

Field experiences will consist of a minimum of 100 clock hours working with young children, ages birth through kindergarten, including those with special developmental and/or learning needs. At least 20 clock hours will be spent assisting families and children with verified disabilities at each of the following levels: birth up to age three, ages three to five, and ages five to seven.

This endorsement requires a minimum of 51 semester hours, including 39 semester hours of

coursework in Early Childhood Education and Early Childhood Special Education for children birth through grade 3, and 12 additional semester

hours of coursework in one area of concentration, either birth through kindergarten or age 3 through grade 3. Course work must include the

identification of deficiencies and effective instructional and intervention strategies related to mathematics and reading.

This endorsement requires a minimum of 21 semester hours, which must include a minimum of 15 semester hours in early childhood special education and a minimum of six (6) semester hours in typical early childhood development.

A minimum of 160 clock hours of field experiences. Field experiences must be conducted in preschool settings which include home-based and center-based programs serving children who have verified disabilities, with their families, and other personnel responsible for their care and education. Of the 160 clock hours, a minimum of 80 clock hours must focus on children ages birth through two years of age and a minimum of 80 clock hours must focus on pre-school aged children, ages 3 through prekindergarten.

An individual applying for certification must submit documentation of having completed at least

3,000 hours of supervised experience applicable to the certificate being requested, under a qualified supervisor.

Has completed a supervised clinical practicum experience from an educational institution or its cooperating programs as required by the Commission.

Persons with this teaching endorsement may provide speech language pathology services to and consultative services for individuals from birth through age 21 or completion of their Individualized Education Program. Certification Endorsement Requirements: This endorsement requires a minimum of a master's degree in speech-language pathology which includes at least 36 graduate semester hours in speech-language pathology and course work in related areas. Applicants must complete a minimum of 400 clock hours of clinical experiences and an internship, supervised by the standard institution, in school and clinic settings. 006.67E Endorsement Program Requirements: Standard institutions of higher education offering this endorsement program must have on file, within the institution, a plan which identifies the courses and the course completion requirements which the institution utilizes to grant credit toward completion of this endorsement. The applicant will be required to submit a passing score for the applicable content test as set forth by the Board. Speech-Language Pathology (5331); Qualifying score: 162