Penn State Online is now offering course work leading to a Pennsylvania Department of Education-approved special education supervisory certificate. This certificate holds statewide approval and will allow you to evolve your role as a special education professional. It is designed to prepare you to function as a liaison between school district administrators and special education teaching staff.
Penn State Can Help You
The special education supervisory certificate is designed to help you advance your career and prepare you for the following roles:
- enhancing the school district's ability to meet its goals to best serve students with special needs
- directing other special education professionals
- providing direct input to administrators regarding the personnel management of special education professionals
Flexible and Convenient
Students will complete all course work without having to sacrifice career and family. With approval from your employer, you will complete a final internship at your place of employment. Supervision for the internship will be provided by a Penn State faculty member, and will allow you to complete the program without ever having to set foot on campus.
Recognized, Accredited, and Approved
Penn State's College of Education is regularly ranked among the nation's best graduate schools by U.S. News & World Report, and the online special education supervisory certificate program is taught by the same nationally recognized faculty.
Penn State is accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). In addition, the special education supervisory certificate carries the Pennsylvania State Education Association's (PSEA) Seal of Recognition, the highest level of endorsement that the association awards to graduate and professional development programs.
Penn State is an Act 48–approved provider for Pennsylvania educators, so the courses for this certificate program count toward professional development hours.
