Special Education LBSI Endorsement (for Practicing Teachers)

The Special Education LBSI Endorsement program is designed with the practicing teacher in mind. Those with a valid Illinois teaching license are eligible to participate in this program, which will result in adding an LBSI Endorsement for K-21 to your teaching license.   

 

Why add an LBSI Endorsement at Eureka College?

  • Improve your security and marketability
  • Better serve all of the students in your classroom
  • Earn 13 graduate-level credits
  • Classes meet one night per week throughout the fall and spring
  • Start in Fall, Spring, or Summer
  • Join a group that meets at Eureka College, or recruit colleagues to have a group hosted in your district
  • The entire program costs only $5,200 (plus applicable books and fees).

 

Contacts for Special Education Department

Mrs. Whitney Carver
Director of Special Education
wcarver@eureka.edu
309-467- 6864
Burklund Education Center
300 East College Ave.
Eureka, IL 61530

 

Eureka College Admissions Office
admissions@eureka.edu
309-467-6825
Office of Admissions
300 E. College Ave.
Eureka, IL  61530

Schedule / Coursework

New groups and individuals may begin at any point in the cycle (Fall, Spring, or Summer).

 

Summer

     

SPE501             

Characteristics of Exceptional Learners

 

3

SPE441        

Classroom Adaptations for Learners with Moderate to Severe Disabilities

 

3

Fall

     

SPE502

Explicit Instruction in the Content Areas

 

3

Spring

     

SPE504

Diagnosis and Evaluation of Students with Disabilities

 

3

Practicum

     
SPE499A/B Practicum Taken alongside last fall or Spring Course 1
Total:     13