SETT Program Timeline
Learn more about the SETT program timeline.
Please contact us if you have questions about the Special Education Teacher Training (SETT) program.
Program Timeline
Applications are now open for the 2026-2027 term.
Best Consideration: January 12, 2026
Final Deadline: April 1, 2026
Classes Begin: August 2026
Teacher Residents (TRs) will be participating in the coursework as follows. TRs will be assigned a Cooperating Teacher.
Fall Term
- SETT Program Orientation
- Twelve Credits of CNM Coursework:
- Foundations of Special Education
- Classroom & Behavior Management
- Emergent Literacy for Diverse Learners
- Curriculum Development Assessment and Evaluation
- Four days of on-your-feet co-teaching each week in APS
Spring Term
- Nine Credits of CNM coursework:
- Methods and Materials for Special Education
- Intermediate Literacy for Diverse Learners (Structured Literacy Foundation)
- Literacy/Language Instruction for ESL Learners (TESOL)
- Four days of on-your-feet co-teaching each week in APS
Summer Term
- Three Credits of CNM coursework:
- ESL Across the Content Areas (TESOL)
- PRAXIS exam Special Education: Foundational Knowledge 5355
- PRAXIS exam English to Speakers of Other Languages ESOL 5362
- ESL Across the Content Areas (TESOL)
Fall Term
- Three Credits of CNM coursework:
- Supervised Field Experience (SFE) in your own classroom