10/06/2026
Advance Your Career While Changing Lives with NEW ADE-Approved Mild/Moderate Disabilities Certification Pathways at CAC!
Central Arizona College offers coursework to meet part of the requirements for a mild to moderate special education endorsement on a valid Arizona teacher certificate for teachers with three years of teaching experience.
The requirements for the provisional special education endorsement (PreK-12 Disabilities) are:
• A valid Arizona Standard Professional Early Childhood, Elementary, Middle Grades, Secondary, or Special Education teaching certificate; and
•Verification of three years of full-time teaching experience in preschool through grade twelve; and
•Six semester hours of specified special education courses; and
•Verification of 15 clock hours of special education practicum, which may be embedded in the six semester hours of courses.
Courses are offered in a synchronous online format with weekly class sessions. After completion of two courses (ESE344 & ESE349) candidates are eligible to obtain a Provisional Mild/Moderate PreK-12 Disabilities Endorsement. Additional courses are offered at Central Arizona College to obtain full endorsement.
Learn more at centralaz.edu/education
Questions? Contact Cara Steiner ([email protected]) or Nicole Haldeman ([email protected])