Special Education Director
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 or special service provider licensed and have completed three years of successful teaching experience or the 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 children with special education needs with regard to delivery systems, evaluation, programming, identification, finance, law and due process.
Requirements
Required Major Credits — 28-39 hours
| EDSE 510 | Foundations of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 511 | Learning Environments and Cultural Considerations | 3 |
| EDSE 512 | Assessment, IEP Development and Instructional Planning | 3 |
Special Education Administration (22-33 hours)
| EDSE 680 | Administration and Supervision of Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 681 | Administrative Planning and Program Evaluation in Special Education | 3 |
| EDSE 697 | Externship in Special Education: Administration | 1-12 |
| EDSE 718 | Advanced Seminar in Education of Students with Hearing and/or Visual Handicaps | 3 |
| ELPS 650 | School Finance and Budgeting | 3 |
| ELPS 654 | Instructional Leadership and Supervision | 3 |
| ELPS 660 | Law 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 Special Education.