Learning Disabilities Teacher Consultant, Graduate Certificate

Program Description:

This certificate program is designed for experienced classroom teachers who hold a teaching certificate and an accredited master's degree. This program is offered online only with synchronous and asynchronous delivery. Upon successful completion of the required curriculum, the candidate is eligible for the New Jersey certificate as a Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C). This certification is not a teaching certification, but a certificate to serve as the LDT-C on the child study team in New Jersey schools. Upon successful completion of the required curriculum and documented three years of teaching experience, the candidate is eligible for the New Jersey certificate as a Learning Disabilities Teacher-Consultant (LDT-C).

View requirements and course descriptions in the University Course Catalog
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Please allow 4-6 weeks for applications to be processed.

The N.J.A.C. 6A:9-13.10 requires three years of successful teaching before a certificate is issued.

Click here for the Office of Education Enrollment & Certification.

Information Regarding LDT-C Clinical Component 

In order to receive a permit to register for SPED 6570 Seminar in Clinical Application of Learning Disabilities, you must submit the following paperwork:

• Application for LDT-C Clinical Component
• Resume for Clinical Work (4 copies)

AND

• If you are doing the clinical component in your own school, you must also submit the LDT-C District Permission Letter

All of the necessary paperwork can be found on the Office of Field Experience webpage. Please click here for additional information regarding clinical placement.

Please keep the following dates in mind as you complete the paperwork:

Please turn all completed and signed paperwork in to the Graduate Director by the above due dates and be sure that all paperwork is neat and complete, or it will not be accepted.