ED7554 Internship for Director of Special Education 1
This course is the first of two consecutive internship courses that serve as the capstone courses for the PhD Special Education Leadership specialization. Learners assess their special education leadership competencies and demonstrate proficiency. They serve the first 160 hours of a 320-hour internship during which they create, sign, and fulfill a competency-based contract with their special education site supervisor and Capella University supervisor. Throughout the course, learners maintain a log of their experiences and develop a portfolio as part of their contract materials. For PhD Special Education Leadership learners only. Grading for this course is S/NS. This course requires access to a P-12 classroom and/or educational stakeholders in a P-12 school or district. ED7554 and ED7555 must be taken in sequence and prior to the comprehensive examination. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
Prerequisite
A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better and the completion, submission, and approval of an internship application. Please refer to practicum and internship Campus resource pages for information regarding application due dates and site and supervisor guidelines.
ED8000,
ED6823,
ED7537,
ED7545, ED7550,
ED7551,
ED7556,
ED7557,
ED7820, ED7823, and completion of or concurrent enrollment in
ED7541.