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BACK TO YOU.

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>> ALL RIGHT, BARB, THANK YOU.WELL,PURDUE UNIVERSITY WILL BEGINOFFERING THE FIRST ACCELERATED

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SPECIAL EDUCATION DEGREE PROGRAMIN INDIANA THIS FALL.THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FORSTUDENTS WHO ARE WILLING TO WORK

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YEAR-ROUND TO EARN THEIR DEGREEAND ONCE LICENSED, THE SPECIALEDUCATION GRADUATE WILL BEQUALIFIED TO TEACH IN PRESCHOOL

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THROUGH 12TH GRADE.JOINING ME NOW IS PURDUECLINICAL INSTRUCTOR INEDUCATIONAL STUDIES, JASMINE

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BEGESKE TO EXPLAIN HOW THISCOULD HELP END A SPECIAL.WELCOME TO THE PROGRAM.

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>> THANK YOU.>> THIS IS KEEPING, A NUMBER OFTHESE INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS THATSCHOOLS LIKE PURDUE ARE EMBRACES

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IN TERMS OF THE THREE-YEARDEGREES TO GET FOLKS OUT INTOTHE WORKPLACE SENIOR.TO KEY THE CONVERSATION UP IN

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TERMS OF THE SHORTAGE OF SPECIALEDUCATION TEACHERS, IT'SSOMETHING THAT'S VERY REAL.TALK ABOUT THE CHALLENGE IN

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TERMS OF THE NUMBERS OFTEACHERS?>> RIGHT.WE'RE EXPERIENCING SHORTAGES

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ACROSS THE NATION, ANDESPECIALLY IN INDIANA.AND SPECIAL EDUCATION IS ONE OFTHOSE CRYSTAL AREAS WHERE WE

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NEED MORE TEACHERS, AND TEACHERSWHO ARE TRAINED AND LICENSED TODEAL WITH STUDENTS WITHDISABILITIES.

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>> ARE THE FACTORS, A NUMBER OFFACTORS THAT KIND OF LEAD TO --HAVE LED TO THIS SHORTAGE?>> WE HAVE A LOT OF RETIREES,

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AND WE HAVE FEWER STUDENTS WHOARE CHOOSING TO BECOME TEACHERS.>> TALK ABOUT THIS FAST TRACKPROGRAM.

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THE GOAL IS TO GET QUALIFIEDFOLKS INTO THE SYSTEM MOREQUICKLY.THE FAST TRACK IS A THREE-YEAR

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SPECIAL EDUCATION DEGREE, HOWDISIT ALL WORK?>> THERE WILL BE -- THEY WILL BELEARNING THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AS

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OPPOSED TO TAKING THE SUMMEROFF.IT WILL BE THE SAME 120 CREDITHOURS AS A FOUR-YEAR DEGREE.

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AND THE SUMMER THEY HAVEOPTIONS, THEY HAVE ON-CAMPUSCLASSES, OR ONLINE, OR STUDYABROAD OPTION.

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>> IN TERMS OF THOSE STUDENTSWHO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM, THETHREE-YEAR, TO GET THAT DEGREE,WHAT WILL THEY BE QUALIFIED AND

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LICENSED TO TEACH?>> SURE.THEY WILL BE SPECIAL FOR MILDINTERVENTION, STUDENTS WHO HAVE

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AUTISM, ADHD, LEARNINGDISABILITIES.>> THIS IS NOT A PROGRAM THAT ISFOR EVERYBODY.

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YOU MENTIONED IT'S A YEAR-ROUNDPROGRAM, INCLUDING SUMMERS.SO, IS IT A SPECIAL STUDENT ORCERTAIN KIND OF STUDENT THAT'S

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GOING TO BE QUALIFIED?>> SURE.WE'LL ALSO HAVE THE FOUR-YEARDEGREE OPTION. THE THREE-YEAR

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DEGREE OPTION IS FOR A HIGHLYMOTIVATED STUDENT COMMITTEDYEAR-ROUND AND WHO REALLY WANTSTO GET IN THE CLASSROOM.

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>> YOU'RE GOING TO BE LAUNCHINGTHIS IN THE FALL, AND YOU'VERECENTLY ANNOUNCED THISTHREE-YEAR FAST TRACK DEGREE

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PROGRAM.WHAT'S BEEN THE INTEREST?WHAT'S BEEN THE REACTION?>> SURPRISING INTEREST.

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WE HAVE STUDENTS WHO ARE READYTO SIGN UP FOR THIS MAJOR, ANDWE JUST ANNOUNCED IT.SO, IT'S EXCITING.

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>> VERY GOOD.A THREE-YEAR FAST TRACK DEGREEPROGRAM SPECIAL EDUCATION DEGREEPROGRAM.

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THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN INDIANALAUNCHED AT PURDUE THIS FALL.