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Read the details of our admission criteria for the online special education director program
Students who are interested in our Ed.S. in Educational Leadership, Special Education Director online program must have a master’s degree from an accredited institution and one year of teaching experience as a special education teacher. Review full admission requirements below. At this time, International students may not be accepted into any Educational Leadership program – only students with a valid US teaching license that are working in a US school district are eligible for this program.
Admission Requirements:
Online application
Master's degree
Active teaching license
Admission requirements
Master’s degree from an accredited institution with at least 3.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale
A valid state-issued special educator's teaching certificate/license
One year of experience as a certified special education teacher in an educational institution
A written commitment from a practicing special education director or central office administrator who will serve as a mentor during this program. View acceptable mentors (PDF)
Note: If you have a 3.0-3.24 GPA, you must make a grade of B or better during the first 9 hours of graduate work at Arkansas State University.
Send official transcript(s) from the college/university attended. Official transcripts are sealed transcripts sent from the granting institution. For this program, we will only need an official transcript that shows your conferred master's degree.
Submit all documents to:
A-State Online P.O. Box 2520 State University, AR 72467
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