该课程为期18个学期，其中包括现场经验，旨在为获得纽约州儿童早期发展水平认证（B-2年级）或获得纽约州特殊教育证书的儿童发展水平（1-6年级）的老师设计）。该研究生高级证书可为出生于2年级的残疾学生提供纽约州专业证书。该计划提供灵活的课程交付方式，以满足学生的各种需求。学生可以在现场或在线完成学位要求，或通过现场和在线课程相结合的方式完成。远程学习（DL）课程等同于其现场版本。
This 18-semester program, which includes a field experience, is designed for teachers holding New York state certification at the early childhood developmental level (Birth-2nd grade) or New York state special education certification at the childhood developmental level (Grades 1-6). This graduate advanced certificate leads to the New York state professional certification in students with disabilities, birth-grade 2. The program provides flexible course delivery methods to meet the diverse needs of students. Students can complete degree requirements on-site or online, or a combination of on-site and online courses. A distance learning (DL) course is equivalent to its on-site version.