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Graduate Programs PA Certification: Special Education Supervisor (N-12)


Program Director: Karen Piscopo (kpiscopo@eastern.edu)


Program Description

The Supervisor Certification programs are offered only at the graduate level and candidates must have completed five years of satisfactory professional experience as certified teachers in the supervisory certification areas prior to application.

The successful completion the Special Education Supervisor program will prepare students to supervise special education services in the elementary education (N-6) or secondary education (7-12) level.  This program can be combined with M. Ed. in Multicultural Education. See the Program of Study that list course requirements for this certification and the M. Ed. in Multicultural Education.

PA Certification Requirements

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements before being recommended for a PA certification in their certification area.

  • 5 years of satisfactory professional experience as certified teachers in the supervisory certification areas
  • An exiting GPA of 3.0
  • Successful Completion of course requirements in their certification area
  • Successful Completion of PRAXIS II test in supervision
  • Practicum taken in a school district under the supervision of a district supervisor with certification in supervision of the area of certification and a college representative

Course Requirements

General Supervisor certification requirements include the following:

Course Number

Course Name

Credit

EDU 607

Supervision of Instruction

3

EDU 608

Seminar for Supervisors (60hrs.)

3

EDU 614

Practicum for the Supervisor (300 hrs.)

3

EDU 623

Curriculum Design

3

EDU 624

School Law

3

EDU 635

Research Design (Offered in Fall and Spring Only; prerequisite- EDU 521 Statistics)

3

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