Director of Special Education Post-Master's Certificate

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Admission

Requirements for certification as a Director of Special Education are met through completion of a non-degree, post-master's program. Students seeking Director of Special Education certification must be admitted to the department as a post-master's graduate certificate student. Successful completion of required course work will enable students to meet Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) standards leading to the Director of Special Education certification. Students must also pass the State of Illinois Director of Special Education Content Area Test. Get admission information.

Advisement

Learn about the advisement process for students seeking certificates.

Coursework

Maximum of nine hours may be waived with evidence of proficiency in assigned standard based on past experience and previous coursework. For details concerning a given course, please visit Illinois State University's Graduate Catalog.

• SED 410 — Educational Assessment and Planning for Students with Disabilities
• EAF 410 — Research Methodology and Statistics in Education
• SED 422 — Teaching Diverse Learners
• SED/EAF 447 — Administering Educational Programs for Students with Disabilities
• SED 454 — Collaboration and Consultation in Special Education
• EAF 465 — Managing Human and Fiscal Resources in Education
• EAF 478 — Legal Bases of Public Education
• SED 502 — Legal and Policy Issues Affecting Special Education Program Administration
• SED 513 — Seminar in Evaluation of Special Education Programs
• SED 517 — Special Education Directorship
• SED 540 — Seminar in Contemporary Topics in Special Education
• SED 593.03 — Computer Applications in Special Education
• SED 598.03 — Professional Practice in Program Administration

Financial assistance

Graduate assistantships: Students may apply to the Department of Special Education for competitive graduate assistantships that include tuition waivers and compensate graduate assistants for up to 20 hours of work per week.

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