Special Education PreK-12th Grade
- There are two primary areas of focus within special education: Mild/Moderate and Severe/Profound.
Teacher Certification and Employment Steps
If you want to add special education to your teaching certification and you completed a traditional EPP including student teaching, then you can take the Oklahoma Subject Area Test (OSAT) and apply for special education certification. Find more information about the testing Praxis Website and the CEOE Website.
- School Specialists who did not have to complete the PPAT or the OPTE will need to complete the Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK) as well as the SPED test.
To complete your certification, you must take your subject area test(s) and the Assessment of Professional Knowledge (APK). Subject area tests can be taken through Praxis (ets) or Pearson (CEOE).
Set up your Single Sign-On (SSO) account to start your teacher certification process.
Upon completion of your degree, your university will then recommend you to OSDE for teacher certification.
Before you can apply for certification, a background check and fingerprinting must be completed. The cost is $58.25. Visit the background check/fingerprinting page for more information.
Complete the application and submit the $50 application fee online in OECS. You can access OECS through your Single Sign-On (SSO) account.
Once you are certified, you can apply for teaching jobs in any district in the state. Click the Job Board tab to create an account and search positions.
