1. (1) A bachelor’s or higher degree with certification in any area of special education; and,

2. (2) Twelve (12) semester hours in the education of students with profound disabilities to include the areas specified below:

   1. (a) Coursework in atypical child development and assessment of students with profound disabilities to include use of student assessment for individual educational planning and program planning;
   2. (b) Coursework in interdisciplinary teaming to include available resources; the recognition of the role of parents, teachers, and other professionals; functional community-based curriculum; employability skills; and transition planning; and,

   3. (c) Completion of one of the areas as follows:

      1. Six (6) semester hours to include:

      a. Coursework in nature of spectrum disorder and intervention strategies for educating students who have autism spectrum disorder to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and,

      b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who have autism spectrum disorder; or

      2. Six (6) semester hours to include:

      a. Coursework in nature of profound mental disabilities and intervention strategies for educating students with profound mental disabilities to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and,

      b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students with profound mental disabilities; or

      3. Six (6) semester hours to include:

      a. Coursework in nature of deaf-blindness and intervention strategies for educating students who are deaf-blind to include student characteristics, appropriate learning goals, teaching approaches, and environmental arrangements; and,

      b. Three (3) semester hours of supervised field-based experience with students who are deaf-blind.

Rulemaking Authority 1001.02, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. Law Implemented 1001.02, 1012.54, 1012.55, 1012.56 FS. History–New 10-3-91, Amended 4-17-02.