Master's Degree and/or Licensure as a Director of Special Education and Pupil Services
A. Common Core: (18 credits)

AD LDSP 702	Leadership in Educational Organizations or Equivalent	3
AD LDSP 710	Organizational Change and Team Leadership	3
AD LDSP 712	Instructional Leadership	3
AD LDSP 732	The Politics of Education	3
Ad LDSP 752	School Law	3
Ad LDSP 762	Management of Educational Resources	3

B. Area of Specialization: (15 credits)

EXCEDUC 861	Foundations in Student Services & Special Education	3
EXCEDUC 805	Legislative and Legal Aspects of Sp Ed	3
EXCEDUC 961	Advanced Amalysis and Design of Student Service and Special Education Admin	3
EXCEDUC 780	Internship in Special Education Administration	3
	Elective	3

C. Selecting Electives
Students seeking a master's degree must complete 33 credits.  

Students who already have a master's degree and are pursuing Director of Special Education and Pupil Services licensure may be able to use previous course work to substitute for required courses. All electives or course substitutions must be approved by an advisor.

D. Electronic Portfolio Requirement.
Upon completion of coursework required for licensure, all applicants must complete and submit for review an electronic portfolio detailing their competencies of the UWM core guiding principles and the UWM-WI state standards for administrators. Electronic portfolios are offered through an outside service for a nominal fee. Portfolios will evaluated by the advisor and one other member of the educational administration faculty at the end of the candidate’s program