If applicant is not endorsed in general administrative or principal on their Illinois PEL, and are interested in the DOSE endorsement, they can apply to the DOSE post-master’s endorsement program, IF they have a master's degree and an Illinois PEL in one of the following:
- Special Education,
- School Psychology,
- School Social Work,
- Speech Language Pathology, or
- School Counseling,
Students seeking the DOSE endorsement must also provide proof of at least two years of full time experience providing special education services in:
- public schools, as a special education teacher, speech-language pathologist, school social worker, or school psychologist; or
- nonpublic schools, if the candidate holds the appropriate corresponding Illinois professional educator license endorsed in a special education teaching field or for school support personnel as a speech-language pathologist, school social worker, school psychologist, school counselor, school nurse or marriage and family therapist.
NOTE: Students may be required to take additional courses based on applicant’s master's degree program content.
General Graduate Admission Requirements
All applicants must meet the general admission requirements for Concordia University Chicago graduate programs as published in the Concordia University Chicago academic catalog.
New students are accepted into graduate degree-seeking, approval, certificate, endorsement and/or post-graduate programs for online and on-campus study in the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Previously admitted students seeking to change programs may do so at the beginning of a semester (only) by submitting a Change-of-Program quick app. Applicants must be in good academic standing according to Concordia University Chicago’s satisfactory academic progress standards at the time of requesting a program change.
For students who do not have a general administrative or principal endorsement on their existing Illinois PEL.
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| SPED-6225 | Special Education Finance | 3 |
| or EDL-6225 | Special Education Finance | |
| SPED-6250 | Special Education Law and Policy | 3 |
| or EDL-6250 | Special Education Law and Policy | |
| SPED-6375 | Supervision of Programs and Facilitation of LRE for Children with Disabilities | 3 |
| SPED-7030 | Seminar in Low Incidence Disabilities | 3 |
| or SPED-6355 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Academic and Physical Challenges | |
| SPED-7040 | Seminar in High Incidence Disabilities | 3 |
| or SPED-6365 | Instructional Strategies for Students with Specific Learning Disabilities and Emotional Disabilities | |
| or SPED-6425 | Psychology & Methods of Teaching the Exceptional Learner | |
| SPED-7900 | Special Education Leadership and Administration Internship | 3 |
- Curricular adaptations/modification and/or assistive technology (e.g. SPED-6230 or SPED-7010)
- Facilitation of the least restrictive environment for all students (e.g. SPED-6375 already embedded in the program)
- Characteristics of students with disabilities (e.g. SPED-6350, SPED-6360)
- Collaboration of parents and school personnel (e.g. EDL-6310)
- Educational and psychological diagnosis and remedial techniques (e.g. SPED-6425)