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Session Details

Session Course Dates Application Deadline Document Deadline Payment Deadline
Fall/Winter 2025 Monday, November 10, 2025 – Friday, February 6, 2026 Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 6pm CT Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 3pm CT Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 3pm CT
Winter 2026 Monday, January 26, 2026 – Friday, April 3, 2026 Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 6pm CT Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3pm CT Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 3pm CT
Late Winter 2026 Monday, February 16, 2026 – Friday, April 17, 2026 Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 6pm CT Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 3pm CT Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 3pm CT
Spring 2026 Monday, April 6, 2026 – Friday, June 5, 2026 Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 6pm CT Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 3pm CT Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3pm CT
Late Spring 2026 Monday, May 4, 2026 – Friday, June 26, 2026 Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 6pm CT Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 3pm CT Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3pm CT
Summer 2026 Monday, June 22, 2026 – Friday, August 7, 2026 Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 6pm CT Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3pm CT Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3pm CT
Deadline dates are subject to change.

Fall/Winter 2025

  • Course Dates: Monday, November 10, 2025 – Friday, February 6, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, November 2, 2025 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 3pm CT

Winter 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, January 26, 2026 – Friday, April 3, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 3pm CT

Late Winter 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, February 16, 2026 – Friday, April 17, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, February 8, 2026 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, February 10, 2026 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, February 12, 2026 at 3pm CT

Spring 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, April 6, 2026 – Friday, June 5, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, March 29, 2026 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 3pm CT

Late Spring 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, May 4, 2026 – Friday, June 26, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, April 26, 2026 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, April 30, 2026 at 3pm CT

Summer 2026

  • Course Dates: Monday, June 22, 2026 – Friday, August 7, 2026
  • Application Deadline: Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 6pm CT
  • Document Deadline: Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3pm CT
  • Payment Deadline: Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 3pm CT

Program Description

Our Post-Graduate Certificate in Special Education is eligible for use as an Integrated AQC program by the Saskatchewan Professional Teachers Regulatory Board (SPTRB) and will equip Saskatchewan educators to meet the provincial needs-based approach of support. Teachers will learn intervention and support strategies and extend their knowledge of the instructional, programming, and assessment needs of students requiring special education. This program will help educators better understand exceptional students' educational needs and the practical ways in which positive and inclusive learning experiences can be provided. Graduates of this Post-Graduate Certificate will be enabled to excel, with a specialized and in-depth knowledge of how to support Special Education needs in Saskatchewan. The pre-approval of an Integrated Program plan by the SPTRB Registrar is required prior to starting classes.

Curriculum

  • You don't have to apply for, or take all your certificate courses at once. We'll track your progress and your certificate will be awarded upon the completion of curriculum requirements.

  Required (3 required)

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Special Education Part 1

  • CONT861
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
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Special Education Part 2

  • CONT862
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026
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Special Education Specialist

  • CONT863
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • Winter 2026, Late Winter 2026, Late Spring 2026, Summer 2026

  Electives (2 required)

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Teaching Students with Behavioural Needs

  • CONT864
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • Fall/Winter 2025, Late Winter 2026, Late Spring 2026, Summer 2026
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Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Autism Spectrum Disorders)

  • CONT865
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • TBD
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Teaching Students with Communication Needs (Learning Disability)

  • CONT866
  • Can$745.00
  • Online
  • Winter 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2026

Online and Interactive

The Queen’s Faculty of Education has been a leading provider of online professional teacher development courses for more than a decade. Our success is based on the overwhelmingly positive response of Ontario teachers to online professional development at Queen’s.

We recognize that a dynamic online learning experience requires meaningful interactions with the instructor and the other participants in your course. At Queen’s, you will learn online with up to 15 other education professionals, sharing ideas and feedback. Readings, assignments, discussions, and a rich array of teaching resources are all available online.