Post M.A. Licensure: Director of Special Education

The director of special education license program is offered through the School of Education’s Leadership, Policy and Administration Department in cooperation with the Special Education Department. This competency-based licensure program begins with a skills and experience assessment and leads to the evaluation of competencies through coursework, portfolio completion and other means of valid documentation.

A program committee, consisting of University of St. Thomas faculty and a current director of special education, advises the student throughout the program.

General Requirements

• Master’s degree
• A special education teaching license
• Two years teaching experience in a special education license area
• Thirty credits of study beyond the M.A. degree

Sample coursework:

An example of an individualized plan for someone with no prior administrative experience.
EDLD 770 Personal and Professional Planning
SPED 731 Planning and Administration: Special Education
SPED 788 Instructional Strategies: Mild-Moderate Disabilities
EDLD 874 Administration and Personnel
EDLD 820 School Law
EDLD 845 Communication, Conflict and Decision Making
EDLD 622 Research, Design, Analysis and Critique II
EDLD 809 Politics in Education
LHDT 544 Computers for Instruction and Presentation
SPED 773 Practicum: Director of Special Education