Cohort 9
Starts October 2006

NEW COVE Participants

• You must be currently teaching under a conditional license with endorsements in emotional disturbance, learning disabilities, or mental retardation in Superintendent’s Regions 1, 3, 7 or 8. The focus is regional but the program is available to persons statewide.

• You must not be currently enrolled in the VCU Master of Education or Teaching Program.

• Your application must be approved before registration.

• You are required to take at least five of the seven (3 credit) courses being offered (please see the course list below).

• You must attend a locally held, face-to-face, orientation meeting.

• You must purchase your textbooks.

The VCU Special Education COVE program is designed to be completed in four consecutive semesters of instruction, followed by two semesters during which the student is actively teaching and participating in a 1-credit hour seminar. (The order of courses listed below may change.)

Course Descriptions : VCU Graduate Bulletin

Step 1: Apply (Application deadline: September 1, 2006)

• Complete application form: Online form
• Your application will be sent to the Admissions Committee for review
• If you have been accepted, please go to Step 2: Registration

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Step 2: Register for Fall 2006 courses – (Registration deadline: September 8, 2006)

The first two courses in the program are online and will begin October 2, 2006 and end December 15, 2006.  These courses are:

1. TEDU 531.C91 (Call # 18702) Collaborative/Consultation Skills for Working with Families and Professionals (3 credits) Instructor: Mr. Robert Whytal
2. TEDU 533.C90 (Call # 18651) Educational Assessment of Individuals with Exceptionalities (3 credits) Instructor: Staff

In order to register, you must complete and fax or mail the following:

(STOP – Have you been accepted into the VCU COVE Program?
If not, return to Step 1 and Apply online. If you have been accepted into the program please continue.)

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Off-Campus Registration Form (see website below)
(Note: for course info at bottom of page, subject=four letters ex:TEDU, course=three numbers ex:533, section=C9_, credit=3) http://www.soe.vcu.edu/soea/Forms/OffCampusRegistration.pdf

Please mail or fax registration form to:
SOE Associates
Virginia Commonwealth University
Oliver Hall Education Room 1057
1015 West Main Street
P.O. Box 842020
Richmond, VA 23284-2020
Fax #: (804) 828-6444

Registration forms must be received by September 8, 2006. Any registration forms received after September 8, 2006, will not be accepted.

You will be billed $200 per 3 credit course by the VCU Student Accounting Office after your registration is processed.

IMPORTANT NOTE:  The deadline to drop a course with a refund is October 9, 2006.  The deadline to withdraw from a course with a "W" on your transcript and no refund is November 6, 2006.  All drop/withdrawal requests must be made in writing to SOE Associates (email drop/withdrawal requests are acceptable when sent to soea@vcu.edu).

• VCU offers courses leading to licensure. You will not receive licensure from VCU. You must contact your Human Resource Department to assist you with the licensure process.

• You will only be able to take courses in one specialization track: learning disabilities, emotional disturbance, or mental retardation.

• For answers to Frequently Asked Questions, please go to: http://www.soe.vcu.edu/COVE/faqs.htm

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If you have any questions concerning the VCU COVE program, please contact Carole Boyle at caboyle@vcu.edu  Please add this email address to your SAFE List so email from Ms. Boyle will not be blocked.