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2014-2015 Graduate Catalog

Special Education Administration Licensure

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

Licensure Requirements — 28-39 Credits

The Special Education Administration endorsement program is designed to prepare students to become special education administrators. The endorsement is a post-master's licensure and all students must have completed a master's degree at an accredited institution. Students are admitted to the program if they meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School, are teacher licensed and have completed three years of successful teaching experience or its equivalent. In addition to the admission requirements, a student must hold or be eligible for Colorado licensure as Special Education Generalist Teacher or the equivalent.

The course of study is a highly individualized program based on the background of the student and is designed to provide broad knowledge base for all areas of special education. Depending upon the licensure of the student, a program is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge of the field of special education, emphasizing the wide variety of needs of special children with regard to delivery systems, evaluation, programming, identification, finance, law and due process.

Degree Requirements

Required Major Credits — 28-39 hours

EDSE 510Foundations of Special Education

3

EDSE 511Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations

3

EDSE 512Assessment, IEP Development and Instructional Planning

3

Special Education Administration (22-33 hours)

EDSE 680Administration and Supervision of Special Education

3

EDSE 681Administrative Planning and Program Evaluation in Special Education

3

EDSE 697Externship in Special Education: Administration

1 - 12

EDSE 718Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Hearing and/or Visual Handicaps

3

ELPS 650School Finance and Budgeting

3

ELPS 654Instructional Leadership and Supervision

3

ELPS 660Law and the Administrator

3

NOTE: Students wishing to obtain Colorado licensure in this area are required to pass proficiency examination(s). Students should contact the School of Teacher Education or the Department of Educational Foundations and Curriculum Studies in McKee for information.