Director of Exceptional Needs Licensure

Educational Leadership

Director of Exceptional Needs Licensure

This program prepares you for leadership roles in exceptional needs at the school and district levels.

To earn this license, candidates must:

  • Successfully complete an approved district administrator: District Level Administrator: Exceptional Needs program.
  • Hold a Master’s degree in Education
  • Hold a Professional Educators License with proficiency of initial, standard, provisional, proficient or accomplished practitioner in one of the following:
    • A content Area in Exceptional Needs
    • A Building Level Administrator License
    • A School Psychologist License
    • A Communications Disorders License
  • Have a minimum of 2 years of experience as a teacher.
  • Complete the program course work, including 18 credit hours in educational leadership, three (3) credit hours in program evaluation and assessment

Contact Us

Sandi Cole
cmcole@iu.edu