Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Under the Indiana Administrative Code (Rules 2002), the following criteria are specified for candidates wishing to obtain the Director of Curriculum and Instruction license:

• hold a proficient practitioner license;

• successfully meet the standards for the district level administrator;

• successfully meet all developmental standards;

• successfully obtain a master’s degree;

• successfully complete the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA);

• be recommended by the licensing advisor of the accredited institution.

“The holder of the district level administrator; director of curriculum and instruction license is only able to serve as a director of curriculum and instruction administrator or supervisor. The district level administrator; director of curriculum and instruction licensure applies to all who have the role or responsibility for direct supervision or primary evaluation of other licensed personnel, regardless of title, for example assistant to, assistant, or deputy.” (p. 17, Indiana Administrative Code).

Program of Studies

Candidates who wish to apply for the Director of Curriculum and Instruction License (District Level Administrator License) will be expected to hold a Master of Arts in one of the following areas: elementary education, secondary education, educational administration and supervision, curriculum and educational technology; meet the minimum criteria defined under REPA; and have taken the following courses

Required courses

EDAD 600	Intro to Ed Leadership	3
EDCU 601	Princ and Proc of Curr Dev	3
EDCU 610	Elem Schl Curriculum	3
EDCU 620	Se School Curriculum	3
EDPS 640	Research Methods	3
EDST 671	Eval of Ed Prgrms	3
EDST 676	Res on Impact Stud Learn	3
	or
EDJH 676	Res in JH and MS Ed	3
	or
EDEL 676	Research in Elementary Educ	3

6 credits from

EDCU 630	Jr Hi and Mid School Curr	3
EDCU 640	Altern School Curricula	3
EDST 680	Staff Dev to Strengthn Curr	3
Total Credits:		6

6 credits from

EDEL 644	Education in a Diverse Society	3
EDFO 631	Philosophy of Education	3
EDFO 641	History of American Education	3
EDFO 651	Educational Sociology	3
EDMU 660	Multcl Multieth Ed in Amer Sch	3
EDMU 670	Soc and Cultl Min in Amer Ed	3
Total Credits:		6

6 credits from

EDJH 512	Inst Strtgs Apprchs JH and MS	3
EDRD 610	Teaching of Reading Elem Sch	3
EDSE 695	Dyn and Sec School Classroom	3
EDSU 650	Supervision of Instruction	3
Total Credits:		6

6 credits from

EDTE 650	Curr Integ of Lrnng Tech	3
EDTE 670	Technology Policy and Pedagogy	3
EDTE 675	Dist Ed and Distrib Lrnng Tech	3
EDTE 685	Info Sys for Inst and Assess	3
Total Credits:		6

Total Credits: 45

Director of Career/Technical Education

• Requires a minimum of a master’s degree.

• Further information regarding this program may be obtained by contacting the Office of Teacher Education Services and Clinical Practice.

Director of Exceptional Needs

• Requires a minimum of a master’s degree.

• Further information regarding this program may be obtained by contacting the Special Education Department or visiting https://www.bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/licenses/excepneeds

• Students must hold a master’s degree to obtain this license. In addition, at least a proficient practitioner level license is required to enroll in this program.

Required courses

EDAD 600	Intro to Ed Leadership	3
EDAD 684	Educational Finance and Ethics	3
	or
EDAD 685	Fiscal Mangmnt of Ed Agencies	3
EDAD 687	Legal Aspects of Education	3
EDAD 689	The School Principal	3
SCCO 600	Intro School Counseling	3
	or
SPCE 677	Tch Parnts to Educate Exc Chld	3
SPCE 637	Org and Admin of Spec Ed	3
SPCE 639	Spec Ed Admin and Org Beh	3
SPCE 687	Educ Assessment: Mild Int	3
SPCE 694	Intern in Spec Ed	3 TO 9

9 credits from

SPAA 543	Introduction to Audiology	3
SPCE 577	Intro to Intense Interv Needs	3
SPCE 600	Educ of Exc Children	3
SPCE 612	Theory and Pract EC Special Ed	3
SPCE 631	Comp Tech and Learner Spec Nds	3
SPCE 632	Intro to Emo and Behav Dis	3
SPCE 686	Intro: Mild Interventions	3
Total Credits:		9

Total Credits: 36

SPCE 686 is required for students without the prerequisite for SPCE 687.