UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL EDUCATION

Endorsement 223
Prekindergarten - Kindergarten Early Childhood Special Education

Students who hold or will be holding an Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education teaching certificate may receive the PreK-K Early Childhood Special Education Endorsement by satisfactorily completing the following program from the University of Northern Iowa.
________ 220:050 Introduction to Exceptional Persons 3 Hours
________ 220:184g Professional Interdisciplinary Relationships in Special Education I 3 Hours
________ 220:140g Home Intervention Services to Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities and Their Families 3 Hours
________ 220:192g Experience in Special Education, Birth-3 1-3 Hours
________ 220:141g Including Young Children with Special Needs Into the General Education Programs 3 Hours
________ 220:192g Experience in Special Education, Ages 3-6 2-3 Hours
________ 220:152g Community Resources for Special Education 3 Hours
________ 220:153g Adaptations for Students with Physical and Sensory Impairments 3 Hours
________ 220:187g Teaching Students with Severe Disabilities 3 Hours
________ 410:011 Standard First Aid and Community CPR or Red Cross Certification 2 Hours
________ 510:141g Augmentative Communication 2 Hours
________ *280:135 Student Teaching in Special Education, Birth - 3  
________ OR    
________ *280:135 Student Teaching in Special Education, Ages 3 - 6 6 Hours
   
TOTAL
34-37 Hours
*Post Baccalaureate students holding a Teaching Endorsement may fulfill the student teaching requirement through completion of an additional university supervised 220:192g Experience in Special Education or in an approved setting.