Offered by Department of Educational Administration:

Supervisor of Special Education
Master of Arts in Education Degree

GR MAE 2207

This program leading to an Administrative and Supervisory Certificate is designed to provide the necessary background to serve as a Supervisor of Special Education.

MAE in Supervisor of Special Education = 36 hours

• Foundations (6 hours required)
  • Appropriate courses will be selected with the consent of the advisor in the Educational Administration Department. A course in research methods must be included.
• Educational Administration (15 hours required)
  • EDAD 848, Curriculum Planning - 3 hours
  • EDAD 851, Human Resource Management - 3 hours
  • EDAD 854, Introduction to Educational Administration - 3 hours
  • EDAD 855, Supervision of Instruction - 3 hours
  • EDAD 956, School/Community Relations - 3 hours
• Special Education (15 hours required)
  • Take:
    • EDAD 842, Administration of Special Education - 3 hours
  • Other coursework selected with the consent of the Special Education Department

Admission to the Program

The candidate must hold a currently valid Special Education endorsement, with two years of experience as a Special Education teacher. The candidate must provide two recommendations from the candidate's employing agency and must meet all other academic requirements for admission to the Master of Arts in Education Degree with a major in Educational Administration. The Educational Administration Department requires a common core of competencies of supervisors of special education.

Admission criteria for the Supervisor of Special Education program are substantially the same as other programs in Educational Administration; however, the candidate must have a currently valid endorsement in Special Education to be accepted into this program.

See Educational Administration Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the program.