Director of Special Education
Certification
(15 Semester Hours)

Certification for Director of Special Education Endorsement (15 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
EdFn	500	Research Methods
EdAd	677	School Law
EdAd	585	Fundamentals of School Administration
Three hours from the following:
EXED	330	Survey of Special Education
EXED	516	The Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues
Three hours from the following:
EXED	518	Seminar: Contemporary Issues
EXED	510	Seminar: Speech Pathology
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
Required Courses for Level I:
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:
EdAd	598	Field-based Experience in Educational Administration & Supervision
EdAd	686	Principles of Supervision

Note: 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 ensure certification.