How would I go about getting Sp. Ed. certification?

I have a BS in English Ed., a MA in English Ed. and am currently in a School Counseling program. I was wondering what I would need to get my Sp. Ed. certification? Right now our school is not in compliance w/ Sp. Ed. regulations and we are being urged to get certified, I figured it wouldn't be a bad idea.

I've been teaching for almost 10 years--if it means anything...

Re: How would I go about getting Sp. Ed. certification?

check nysed.gov, BUT...I believe 30 cr in Sp Ed and the multi-subject CST.

ETA: I found this for a 7-12 Students with Disabilities/English

Pathway: Individual Evaluation for Additional Classroom Teaching Certificate
Requirements:

* Hold a Valid NYS Teaching Certificate
* Content Core - English - 30 S.H.
* Pedagogical Core
o College Coursework at Student Developmental Level - Adolescent - Grades 7-12 - 6 S.H.
o College Coursework - Teaching Literacy Skills Methods - 3 S.H.
* Additional Pedagogy - Students with Disabilities - 12 S.H.
o College Coursework - Foundations of Special Education - Students with Disabilities
o College Coursework - Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities
o College Coursework - Curriculum and Instruction for Students with Disabilities
o College Coursework - Managing the Environment for Students with Disabilities
* Content Specialty Test (CST) - English
* Content Specialty Test (CST) - Students With Disabilities
* Additional Education - Masters Degree
* Graduate Coursework Content Core - SWD or English - 12 S.H.
* Paid, full-time Classroom Teaching experience - 3 Yrs
* Mentored Experience - 1 Yrs
* Workshop - Child Abuse Identification
* Workshop - School Violence Intervention and Prevention
* Fingerprint Clearance
* Citizenship Status - INS Permanent Residence or U.S. Citizenship

Message edited 5/20/2009 10:15:23 PM.

Re: How would I go about getting Sp. Ed. certification?

thank you for posting that - i was looking into getting a spec ed ext with a different subject cert.