Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration M.A. — with dual licensure as a Principal and Special Education Director
College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
Degree Requirements — 39 Credits
See “Educational Leadership and Special Education Administration M.A. under Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, or under the School of Special Education.
Degree Requirements
Educational Leadership Courses — 21 hours
| ELPS 601 | Leadership Development Through Inquiry | 3 |
| ELPS 603 | Shaping Organizations: Management and Leadership in Education | 3 |
| ELPS 604 | Understanding People: Professional Development and Educational Leadership | 3 |
| ELPS 650 | School Finance and Budgeting | 3 |
| ELPS 654 | Instructional Leadership and Supervision | 3 |
| ELPS 660 | Law and the Administrator | 3 |
| ELPS 670 | The Principalship: Leadership at the School Site Level | 3 |
Field-based Learning — 6 hours
| ELPS 606 | Internship in Educational Leadership | 1 - 9 |
| EDSE 697 | Externship in Special Education: Administration | 1 - 12 |
Research — 3 hours
| SRM 600 | Introduction to Graduate Research | 3 |
Special Education Administration Courses — 9 hours
| EDSE 680 | Administration and Supervision of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 681 | Administrative Planning and Program Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 718 | Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Hearing and/or Visual Handicaps | 3 |
NOTE: Satisfactory performance on a concluding activity demonstrating attainment of program outcomes and approved by faculty, in accordance with Graduate School policy, must be demonstrated.