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Autism Graduate Certificate

About

The number of people diagnosed with autism is increasing. Educators need current information, strategies and support in using evidence-based practices in schools and communities. Appalachian’s Autism Graduate Certificate is a post-baccalaureate program that prepares educators to meet the range of individual needs of people with a label of autism spectrum disorders.

The program provides participants with research-based methods, communication techniques, and skills in teaching students with autism spectrum disorders, along with proficiency in individualizing instruction and treatment.

Courses

  • Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog
    • Autism Graduate Certificate

Application Essentials

Required Entrance Exam: None

Required number of references to specify in the online form: None

Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission).

Employers

Graduates are working at these and other employers:

  • Public and private schools across North Carolina and the U.S. 
  • Social and human service agencies
  • Textbook editors
  • Colleges and universities
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Application Deadlines

  • Spring: 11/1
  • Summer Session 1: 4/1
  • Summer Session 2: 4/1
  • Fall: 7/1

Why Appalachian?

  • The Special Education program, which houses this certificate, has a strong reputation among employers and graduates are readily hired by public and private schools across the country.
  • Students engage in meaningful professional relationships with faculty.
  • Classes are small, and the program emphasizes opportunities for research and applied field-based projects.
  • This certificate is an excellent add-on to the MA in Reading Education or the MA in Special Education, allowing for expanded learning and marketability.
  • All graduate programs at Appalachian have small class sizes, providing intimate classroom interaction.
  • The School of Graduate Studies offers scholarships, fellowships and assistantships to support eligible, full-time, degree-seeking students.

Location

On campus

Off campus currently not available

Careers

  • Teacher in public or private school setting
  • ESL Teacher
  • Adjunct Professor
  • Child Development Center Director
  • Child Development Specialist
  • Director of Special Education
  • Educational Diagnostician

Contacts

Dr. Debra Prykanowski
Program Coordinator
prykanowskida@appstate.edu
828-262-8388

Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education

Reich College of Education

  • Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education

  • Reich College of Education

    Approximately 2,400 students

    • The Reich College of Education enrolls approximately 2,400 students in its bachelor’s, master’s, education specialist and doctoral degree programs. It houses five departments: Curriculum and Instruction, Family and Child Studies, Human Development and Psychological Counseling, Leadership and Educational Studies, and Reading Education and Special Education.

    Teacher preparation

    • Appalachian has been training quality educators for more than 100 years and is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
    • Appalachian offers the largest undergraduate teacher preparation program in North Carolina, graduating about 500 teachers a year.  There is at least one RCOE graduate working in every county in North Carolina.
    • The Reich College of Education is recognized consistently in the annual Institution of Higher Education Performance Report by the State Board of Education.

    Close ties to public schools

    • The Appalachian State University Public School Partnership – which includes 125 schools in nine surrounding districts – provides sites for student teachers and interns as well as professional development opportunities for teachers.
    • The Appalachian State University Academy at Middle Fork, located in Walkertown, North Carolina, serves over 300 K-5 students. The Academy provides a balanced education through the implementation of research-based practices, state-of-the-art literacy instruction, and exemplary classroom instruction and administration.

    Graduate programs

    • The School of Graduate Studies’ Accelerated Admission program, in which select undergraduate students can fulfill both undergraduate and graduate course requirements in their senior year toward the completion of a graduate degree program, is offered in: higher education, reading education and special education.
    • Other education-related master’s degrees, graduate certificates and specialist degrees are listed on Appalachian’s School of Graduate Studies website.

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