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Academic Behavioral Strategist K-12 (ABS) Licenses

Bethel University · Saint Paul, MN

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Program
Award
Academic Behavioral Strategist K-12 (ABS) Licenses
CIP
42.2805
Total credits (published)
13
Catalog edition
Catalog 2026-2027
Checklist type
degree-program
Description
Courses for the full license are designated as Standards of Effective Practice (SEP) courses, Special Education License Core (SPED) courses, and ABS License (ABS) courses. Students who already hold a full professional teaching license take only the SPED Core courses and ABS courses. Students with a qualifying special education license take only the ABS courses. All other students take the SEP courses, the SPED Core courses, and the ABS courses.
Identifiers
IPEDS UNITID
173160
CourseShelf checklist
CK_173160_03f21233_1
CollegeTransfer.Net
Institution Transfer Profile
Source
CourseShelf publish 61

Requirements to complete

Every course or condition the catalog lists, in the catalog's order.

Academic Behavioral Strategist K-12 (ABS) License (37-54 credits)

0 items

    Special Education License Core courses:

    major core · 5 items
    1. SPED 602
      • Introduction to Special Education: History, Law, Academics, and Behavior
      As published: “Introduction to Special Education: History, Law, Academics, and Behavior”
      4
    2. SPED 617
      • Norm-Reference Assessment and Field Experience
      As published: “Norm-Reference Assessment and Field Experience 1”
      4
    3. SPED 623
      • Consultation, Collaboration, and Resources
      As published: “Consultation, Collaboration, and Resources”
      2
    4. SPED 627
      • Programming and Planning for Special Education
      As published: “Programming and Planning for Special Education”
      2
    5. SPED 629
      • Reading Foundations and Field Experience
      As published: “Reading Foundations and Field Experience 1”
      4

    Academic Behavioral Strategist courses:

    6 items
    1. SPED 618
      • Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild-Moderate Disabilities
      As published: “Instructional Strategies for Students with Mild-Moderate Disabilities”
      4
    2. SPED 633
      • Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities (ABS)
      As published: “Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities (ABS)”
      4
    3. SPED 635
      • Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment (ABS)
      As published: “Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment (ABS)”
      2
    4. SPED 639
      • Intro to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild-Mod Special Needs (ABS, EBD) & Field Experience
      As published: “Intro to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild-Mod Special Needs (ABS, EBD) & Field Experience 1”
      4
    5. SPED 655
      • Classroom-based Assessment and Field Experience
      As published: “Classroom-based Assessment and Field Experience 1”
      4
    6. SPED 770
      • ABS: Student Teaching
      As published: “ABS: Student Teaching 2”
      or: SPED 782 SPED Practicum for Teachers of Other Licenses
      5

    Standards of Effective Practice courses: 1

    5 items
    1. TEAC 521
      • Foundations of Education
      As published: “Foundations of Education”
      2
    2. TEAC 524
      • Educational Psychology
      As published: “Educational Psychology”
      4
    3. TEAC 526
      • General Methods of Instruction
      As published: “General Methods of Instruction”
      4
    4. TEAC 528
      • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education
      As published: “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education”
      4
    5. TEAC 595
      • School-Wide Systems Field Experience
      As published: “School-Wide Systems Field Experience 1”
      1

    Academic Behavior Specialist (ABS) add-on License (13 credits)

    4 items
    1. SPED 633
      • Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities (ABS)
      As published: “Characteristics of Mild-Moderate Disabilities (ABS)”
      4
    2. SPED 635
      • Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment (ABS)
      As published: “Responsive Instruction, Intervention, and Assessment (ABS)”
      2
    3. SPED 639
      • Intro to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild-Mod Special Needs (ABS, EBD) & Field Experience
      As published: “Intro to Behavioral Methods & Mental Health for Mild-Mod Special Needs (ABS, EBD) & Field Experience”
      4
    4. SPED 786
      • Academic Behavioral Strategist: Practicum
      As published: “Academic Behavioral Strategist: Practicum”
      3
    Source. Bethel University, catalog Catalog 2026-2027 — https://catalog.bethel.edu/academic-programs/college-of-arts-sciences-and-education/graduate-programs/education/academic-behavioral-strategist-k-12-abs-license/licenses/. Captured page pages/0136.html.gz. Assembled from the institution's published catalog as captured; every record names its captured page and source URL. Assembled, not asserted.