University of the Virgin Islands 
School of Education 
Post-baccalaureate Certificate in Special Education               
Paradigm/Advising Sheet  
 
Fall  
Prerequisites 
Credits 
EDU 520: Characteristics of Exceptional 
Children   
  
EDU 556: Special Education: Strategies and 
Design 
Graduate status 
 
 
Graduate status, EDU 520 (can be taken 
concurrently) 
3 
 
 
3 
 
 
Spring  
Prerequisites 
Credits 
EDU 557: Assessment in Special Education   
  
EDU 558: Behavior Management in 
Educational Settings 
EDU 520, EDU 556 
 
EDU 520, EDU 556 
3 
 
3 
 
Summer  
Prerequisites 
Credits 
EDU 531: Education in a Multicultural Society  
  
 
3 
 
Fall  
Prerequisites 
Credits 
EDU 574: Internship/Seminar in Special 
Education   
 
EDU 520, EDU 556, EDU 557, EDU 558, and 
EDU 531  
 
3 
August 6, 2020