To add Severe and Profound Disabilities as an endorsement to an existing professional license, an educator must:
(a) Meet the requirements for licensure in generic special education at any age/grade level; and
(b) Complete the following:
(i) 3 semester hours in human growth and development emphasizing knowledge of the developmental characteristics (physical, biological, cognitive—learning, and social/emotional) of students with severe and profound disabilities;
(ii) 6 semester hours in assessment, diagnosis, and prescriptive techniques emphasizing specialized knowledge, interpretation and application of appropriate assessment, diagnostic and prescriptive methods to evaluate and develop programs geared toward the individualized needs of students with severe and profound disabilities;
(iii) 6 semester hours in curriculum and instructional methods emphasizing specialized strategies, techniques, materials, and adaptations appropriate to the instruction of students with severe and profound disabilities; and
(iv) 6 semester hours in practicum with students with severe and profound disabilities or 2 years of successful teaching experience with students with severe and profound disabilities.