Admission Requirements
Candidates for the Transition Specialist Endorsement Certificate must have an existing initial or professional license as Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities, Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities, Teacher of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing, Teacher of the Visually Impaired, School Guidance Counselor, or School Social Worker/School Adjustment Counselor. Qualifications for endorsement by the DESE requires a pre-existing license from which the transition specialist endorsement may be added.
Program of Study
The program of study for the Transition Specialist Endorsement Certificate can be taken as an independent graduate certificate of endorsement or as an embedded course sequence within the MEd programs in Special Education. The course sequence includes three courses providing content knowledge and competencies for working with students transitioning from special education to adult life, and a practicum providing evidence of the application of these competencies within the field.