{"id":2208,"date":"2022-10-06T12:56:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-06T16:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/?page_id=2208"},"modified":"2026-03-18T15:26:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:26:16","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wysiwyg wysiwyg-primary-block alignfull\" >\n\t<div class=\"container grid-default wysiwyg__container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"sidebar-menu \" aria-label=\"Site Menu\" id=\"page-nav\">\n\t\t<div class=\"sidebar-menu__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<header class=\"sidebar-menu__header\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sidebar-menu__headerLabel\">Alternative Special Education \u2013 Mild Intervention Certificate Menu<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"sidebar-menu__mobileToggle\" title=\"Toggle Menu\" :aria-expanded=\"mobileOpen\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"sidebar-menu__list\" v-show=\"mobileOpen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/about\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >About<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/admission\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Admission<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/curriculum\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Curriculum<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.butler.edu\/education\/graduate-programs\/alternative-special-education-mild-intervention-certificate\/alumni-profiles\/\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Alumni Profiles<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/register\/?id=a08cc758-f338-4874-96f0-f0df994416e7\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" target=\"_blank\">Request Information<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"sidebar-menu__listItem initial-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/go.butler.edu\/portal\/app_management\" class=\"sidebar-menu__listLink\" >Apply Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__wrapper wysiwyg__wrapper--hasSidebar\">\n\t\t\t<!-- content from editor -->\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wysiwyg__content wysiwyg__contentContainer\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acf-innerblocks-container\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-admission\">Admission<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our program is currently on pause, and we are not accepting new applications at this time.<\/strong>&nbsp;However, we encourage students to reach out with any questions they may have. Our team is available to provide information, guidance, and updates regarding future opportunities. We appreciate your interest and look forward to assisting you in any way we can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Application materials include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\">Butler Application<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Personal Statement that explains your interest in becoming a special educator&nbsp;(500-word max)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two Letters of Recommendation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Official Transcripts or copies of official transcripts from all colleges and universities where candidates:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Earned a degree<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earned more than 15 credits (undergraduate and graduate)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed any program prerequisite (regardless of number of credit hours)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Completed courses for which candidates are applying for transfer credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current R\u00e9sum\u00e9 that includes any experience working or volunteering in P-12 schools (number of years, grade levels, position descriptions), as well as experience working or volunteering with people who have exceptionalities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Requirements<\/strong><br>The State of Indiana sets the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.in.gov\/doe\/files\/Transition-to-Teaching-Options-and-Requirements-10.9.2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">admission requirements<\/a>&nbsp;for all Transition to Teaching\/Alternative Pathway programs.&nbsp; To be admitted to our program, applicants must meet one of the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Hold baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of 3.00 higher on a 4.00 scale;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution with an overall GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale, and five years of professional experience;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hold both a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited institution and proof of passing state approved content area assessment in the subject area (<a href=\"https:\/\/praxis.ets.org\/state-requirements\/indiana-tests.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exceptional Learners, Mild Intervention, 5355<\/a>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Transcripts<\/strong><br>Copies of official transcripts may be uploaded in the online application for application review only. Applicants who receive an offer of admission will be required at that time to submit official final transcripts issued directly from the institution(s) for verification prior to enrollment. More information is available in the&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/go.butler.edu\/apply\">application for admission<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":2218,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2208","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"revision_note":"","acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v24.2 (Yoast SEO v26.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Special Education Certificate Admission | Butler University<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Find out more about Butler&#039;s admissions process and what we&#039;re looking for. 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