Learning & Behavior Specialist II
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Auditory/Oral Specialist
Contact the Graduate Certification Program Coordinator:
Cindy Lawson, Assistant Chairperson
DeGarmo, Room 533C
Telephone: (309) 438-7873
Several sequences of study leading to advanced certifications in Illinois are available through the Department of Special Education.
This program designed for current deaf educators, speech and language pathologists, or audiologists, focuses on using oral/aural methods of instruction with young children who have had cochlear implants.
The Department of Special Education has a graduate faculty of 20 who specialize in inclusive education, curriculum and instructional strategies, assistive technology, behavior change, transition, advanced assessment and instruction, and other research areas. Faculty areas of expertise by disability include Learning and Behavior Disorders, Severe and Multiple Disabilities, Deaf and Hard of Hearing, and Visual Impairment.
Students are encouraged to become involved in student and professional organizations.