DCDT Program Approval

DCDT conducts an approval process for post-secondary programs which train professionals in the field of career development and transition.

DCDT approval is built upon the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) preparation standards and the DCDT Transition Specialty Knowledge and Skill Set. Completers of DCDT approved programs are eligible for DCDT individual Certification which represents the only national certification for teachers/transition specialists who provide education and transition services for students with disabilities.

For information on DCDT approved programs please contact the program directly:

• George Washington University
  Graduate School of Education & Human Development Department of Special Education & Disability Studies
  Master's in Interdisciplinary Secondary Transition Services
  Graduate Certificate in Secondary Transition Leadership
  2134 G Street, NW
  Washington, DC 20052
  Contact Dr. Joan Kester or Dr. Elisabeth Kutscher
  DCDT Approved through September 1, 2028
   
• University of Connecticut
  Special Education Transition to Adulthood Online Graduate Certificate
  249 Glenbrook Road Unit 3064
  Storrs, CT 06269-3064
  Telephone: 1-844-322-6787
  Contact: Allison Lombardi
  DCDT Approved through May 30, 2027
  NEAG School of Education
  Department of Educational Psychology
   
• The University of Kansas
  Department of Special Education
  Graduate Program
  1122 W. Campus Rd, JRP 521
  Lawrence, KS 66045
  Telephone: 412.874.3111
  Contact Mike Wehmeyer wehmeyer@ku.edu
  DCDT Approved through May 30, 2025
   
• University of Massachusetts Boston
  Institute for Community Inclusion
  School for Global Inclusion and Social Development
  Graduate Certificate in Transition Leadership
  Telephone: 612.287.7697
  Contact: Nancy Hurley or Maria Paiewonsky
  DCDT Approved through May 30, 2025
   
• The University of Oklahoma
  Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education
  Secondary Transition Education Certificate
  Collings Hall, RM 100
  820 Van Vleet Oval
  Norman, OK 73019
  Telephone: 405.325.1081
  Contact: Kendra Williams-Diehm
  DCDT Approved through May 30, 2027