The program prepares educators to teach students with mild/moderate learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral disorders, autism spectrum disorders, Special Education prepares individuals to work as teachers for students with mild moderate disabilities and prepare them for licensure as a Special Education: Academic and Behavioral Strategist teacher.The Special Education undergraduate program is designed to meet the licensure standards as determined by the Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). The program employs a cohort model for the preparation of undergraduates, with all students from a given year considered members of the same cohort. Cohort students concurrently enroll in the same block of courses. Applications for the program are submitted during the fall semester, with online and in-person cohorts beginning in the spring. Students are encouraged to apply when they are close to or have completed all general education requirements. All interested students are highly encouraged to contact the Program Coordinator for program information and guidance for admission procedures.developmental disabilities. The program prepares new teachers for the classrooms of today where special education teachers often have students with a variety of learning needs.