The program serves as an Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB), Option 6 ? alternative certification opportunity for those who wish to serve as Temporary Provisional (TP-TC) certified teachers in Special Education classrooms throughout the Commonwealth.? It is designed specifically to lead to teacher certification in the area of Learning and Behavior Disorders (LBD, P-12.) Individuals who are not certified teachers may seek initial teaching certification in LBD and those who are certified in another area may seek an ?add on? certification in LBD. When successful graduates are employed as teachers in the Commonwealth of Kentucky, they are classified and compensated as Rank II.

The MASPE program is founded on personal student support, high expectations, relevant and practical experiences, and distance learning technology. From the beginning candidates are monitored in how to succeed in an electronic educational environment and they are provided 24/7/365 support in accessing course content, instructors, and colleagues from wherever a telephone or Internet service is available.

The MASPE program consists of a series of carefully designed, interactive accelerated coursework and field experiences. Each semester of coursework consists of two eight-week sessions that are delivered utilizing a variety of instructional electronic modalities.? This on-line program requires a number of field experiences total at least 200 hours prior to the final clinical experience.? The only difference in requirements for student with varying experiential backgrounds is the final clinical course.