Director of Special Education
Rank 1 and Certification
(30 Semester Hours)

Rank 1 and Certification for Director of Special Education Endorsement (30 hours)
The endorsement for Director of Special Education may be recommended when the student has met the following conditions:

• Hold a valid certificate as a teach of exceptional children or school psychologist in one of the recognized categories of exceptionality
• Completed three (3) years of full-time teaching as a teacher of special education or school psychologist
• Master's degree from an accredited institution
• A 3.0 GPA or above on all graduate work
• An acceptable score on the GRE, MAT, or NTE
• Recommendations
• Gain acceptance to graduate studies and the educational administration program
• Complete a minimum of 15 graduate hours in the approved program of study with at least 9 hours taken at Western Kentucky University

Prerequisite Courses
EdFn	500	Research Methods
Three hours from the following:
EXED	330	Survey of Special Education
EXED	516	The Exceptional Child: Perspectives and Issues
Level I
Three hours from the following:
EXED	518	Seminar: Contemporary Challenges in Special Educations
EXED	510	Seminar: Speech Pathology
CNS	663	Counseling the Exceptional Child and Parent
Three hours from the following:
ELED	503	Organization of the Elementary School Curriculum
SEC	580	The Curriculum
MGE	571	Middle School Curriculum
EdAd	683	Seminar in Curriculum Development
Three hours from the following:
EXED	533	Seminar: Curriculum for Learning and Behavior Disorders
EXED	535	Seminar: Curriculum for the Moderately & Severely Disabled
Required Courses for Level I:
EdAd	585	Fundamentals of School Administration
EdAd	677	School Law
EdAd	598	Field-based Experience in Educational Administration & Supervision
EdAd/EXC	620	Seminar in the Administration of Special Education
EdAd/EXC	625	Practicum in the Administration of Special Education
EdAd/EXC	630	Special Education Law and Finance
EdAd/EXED	620	Seminar in the Administration of Special Education
EdAd/EXED	625	Practicum in the Administration of Special Education
EdAd/EXED	630	Special Education Law and Finance
Required Courses for Level II:
EdAd	598	Field-based Experience in Educational Administration & Supervision
EdAd	686	Principles of Supervision