This course sequence offers Master of Education in Administration students the opportunity to complete DESE (Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education) requirements for initial administrative certification as a Special Education Director.

The courses are taken in conjunction with requirements for the Master of Education – Administration degree program.  There are three courses:  (1) building-level administrative practices and compliance issues; (2) curriculum management and instructional leadership; and, (3) a field-based practicum supervised onsite, targeting behaviors and job responsibilities specific to oversight of special education programs.

The first two courses are eight weeks long and offered online.

For more information call 1.800.995.3199, or e-mail

AdultEd@WilliamWoods.edu