These programs are available to graduate students seeking an initial teaching license and those currently holding a valid teaching credential. Licensure requirements include successful completion of all of the licensure courses and successful completion of state mandated assessments. The Early Childhood Intervention Specialist (ECIS) license is valid for teaching student from age three through grade three with mild/moderate and intensive disabilities. The Intervention Specialist license for Mild to Moderate Educational Needs (ISMM), and/or Moderate to Intensive Educational Needs (ISMI) is valid for teaching students from ages 5 through 21 and grades Kindergarten through 12.

The Intervention Specialist Programs are separate, individual programs. Because of the high demand for intervention specialists, it is not uncommon for persons to be employed by a school district on a special, temporary license pending completion of an Intervention Specialist licensure program. These programs are designed to serve both of those populations. Candidates who are not currently licensed will be required to complete prerequisite coursework prior to entering the professional course sequence. Please consult with a licensure advisor in the college?s Office of Student Services regarding prerequisite coursework.

Upon successful completion of the licensure portion of this program and passing state mandated assessments, the student may apply for an Ohio Resident Educator Intervention Specialist teaching license, valid for teaching students in the program area the student completed (Early Childhood Intervention Specialist, Mild to Moderate, Moderate to Intensive). A Master of Education degree in classroom teaching may be earned with the successful completion of the balance of the programs.