Director of Exceptional Needs
Director of Exceptional Needs is available as a Post-Baccalaureate Initial License or Renewal.
Post-Baccalaureate Initial License
Master's degree completed (this program of a program taken elsewhere) Students who wish to complete this program as a master's degree and a licensing program combined, must meet all admission criteria for a master's and be accepted through the Special Education Department and our Graduate School. Completion of the courses below will not guarantee a master's degree will be granted, unless you have been accepted into the master's degree program.
Applicants must hold a valid license in one of the following areas: a.) a content area in communication disorders, b.) a content area in exceptional needs, c.) a building level administrator content area, or d.) a content area in school psychologist and two years of full-time experience as a school psychologist. Instructional license holders must have at least two years of verifiable full-time teaching experience in Special Education in an accredited school.
Required Courses
| EDAD 600 | Introduction to Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDAD 684 | Educational Finance and Ethics | 3 |
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| EDAD 685 | Fiscal Management of Educational Agencies | 3 |
| EDAD 687 | Legal Aspects of Education | 3 |
| EDAD 689 | The School Principal | 3 |
| SPCE 637 | Special Education Administration and Law | 3 |
| SPCE 639 | Special Education Administration and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| SPCE 687 | Educational Assessment: Mild Interventions | 3 |
| SPCE 694 | Internship in Special Education | 3 TO 9 |
| SPCE 677 | Collaborating with Families of Exceptional Children | 3 |
Choose three courses from below:
| SPCE 577 | Introduction to Students with Intense Intervention Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 600 | Education of Exceptional Children | 3 |
| SPCE 612 | Theory and Practice in Early Childhood Special Education | 3 |
| SPCE 631 | Computer Technology and the Learner with Special Needs | 3 |
| SPCE 632 | Introduction to Emotional and Behavioral Disorders | 3 |
| SPCE 686 | Introduction: Mild Interventions | 3 |
| SPAA 543 | Introduction to Audiology | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36