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Director of Special Education
Rank 1 and Certification
(30 Semester Hours)

Rank 1 and Certification for Director of Special Education Endorsement (30 hours)
The endorsement for Director of Special Education may be recommended when the student has met the following conditions:

  • Hold a valid certificate as a teach of exceptional children or school psychologist in one of the recognized categories of exceptionality
  • Completed three (3) years of full-time teaching as a teacher of special education or school psychologist
  • Master's degree from an accredited institution
  • A 3.0 GPA or above on all graduate work
  • An acceptable score on the GRE, MAT, or NTE
  • Recommendations
  • Gain acceptance to graduate studies
  • Complete a minimum of 15 graduate hours in the approved program of study with at least 9 hours taken at Western Kentucky University
Prerequisite Courses
 
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 500   Research Methods
Three hours from the following:
 
EXED
330   Survey of Special Education
 
EXED
516   The Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues
Level I
Three hours from the following:
 
EXED
518   Seminar: Contemporary Challenges in Special Educations
 
EXED
510   Seminar: Speech Pathology
 
CNS
663   Counseling the Exceptional Child and Parent
Three hours from the following:
 
ELED
503   Organization of the Elementary School Curriculum
 
SEC
580   The Curriculum
 
MGE
571   Middle School Curriculum
 
EdAd
683   Seminar in Curriculum Development
Three hours from the following:
 
EXED
533   Seminar: Curriculum for Learning and Behavior Disorders
 
EXED
535   Seminar: Curriculum for the Moderately & Severely Disabled
Required Courses for Level I:
 
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585   Fundamentals of School Administration
 
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677   School Law
 
EdAd
598   Field-based Experience in Educational Administration & Supervision
 
EdAd/EXC
620   Seminar in the Administration of Special Education
 
EdAd/EXC
625   Practicum in the Administration of Special Education
 
EdAd/EXC
630   Special Education Law and Finance
 
EdAd/EXED
620   Seminar in the Administration of Special Education
 
EdAd/EXED
625   Practicum in the Administration of Special Education
 
EdAd/EXED
630   Special Education Law and Finance
Required Courses for Level II:
 
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 598   Field-based Experience in Educational Administration & Supervision
 
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686   Principles of Supervision

Possession of this guide sheet does not imply a contract between the student and the University. Students in Educational Administration programs must have an approved program on file to insure certification.

 
School of Teacher Education, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences, Western Kentucky University
328A TPH, 1906 College Heights Blvd. #61030, Bowling Green, KY 42101-1030 | Phone: 270-745-5414
 
   
   
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