Low Incidence Limited Residency License

To apply for the program:

1.  Download the Application as a Word document.

2. Submit the application and your unofficial transcript to: brooke.moore@fhsu.edu

3. Sign up on the Zoom Required Interview Form

Do not apply to Graduate School until your application to the program has been accepted. KSDE's Low Incidence Limited Residency Licensure program is an approved alternate licensure pathway for candidates not already licensed as a teacher in Kansas. To be accepted through KSDE, candidates must be selected by a school district to be hired as the teacher of record in a low incidence special education classroom in Kansas. Qualified candidates through KSDE must have a bachelor's degree (from a KSDE recognized accredited university) with a minimum GPA of 2.5 on the most recent 60 credit hours and must have at least one year of work experience as a paraprofessional. For questions regarding eligibility requirements for KSDE approval, please confer with KSDE, 785-296-2288.

FHSU’s pathway for achieving licensure to teach low incidence special education through the KSDE alternate route to licensure is called the Limited Residency-Low Incidence Special Education program. It is a two+ year online program, where courses are taken in sequential order.  

Program Plans of Study are for two+ years: Plan of Study

Program Requirements:

• First three (3) semesters of the academic year a 15-minute video of you teaching with an accompanying lesson plan must be submitted and shared through OneDrive.

• Completed coursework on the approved Plan of Study (see above). Students must maintain a GPA of 3.0 or higher throughout the program.

• Passing score on Teacher Work Sample (TIGER Portfolio) 

  • The TIGER Portfolio is the comprehensive evaluation required for graduation

  • The TIGER Portfolio is required to be eligible to move from the limited teaching license to an initial teaching license 

  • Completed in SPED 839

  • SPED 839 enrollment requires tuition plus the fee

  • Become familiar with InTASC Standards

Entry GPA: 2.5.  Once in the program, candidates must maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0. New admissions to this program are only in the summer or fall semesters. No new admissions accepted in the spring semester.

The Local Education Agency (LEA) and FHSU:

• The LEA mentor and university advisor must share candidate information for collaboration purposes.

Mandatory Pre-Teaching Training:

• A two-day mandatory training prior to the beginning of class is required in the fall semester.

• Virtual Training will take place in July 2027 - dates will be posted in May 2027.