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Administrators in special education play an essential and intricate role in setting the direction of education services for students with special education needs. Bay Path's Special Education Administrator program gives students the leadership, decision-making, and conflict resolution skills they need to build trust with staff, school administrators, and families.

About the Degree

• Program Options:
  EdS - 39 credits, 8 core courses, a research course, a 2-semester capstone course,  and a supervised practicum (500 hours)
  MSEd -  36 credits, 8 core courses, a 2-semester capstone course, and a supervised practicum (500 hours)
• Classes begin every February and October 
• Convenient schedule is a combination of online and on campus courses (weekend day or Friday night, offered in either Concord or East Longmeadow, Massachusetts)
• Faculty are highly experienced, supportive, and encouraging
• Flexible format, courses can be taken full or part-time
• Our mission is to assist students in becoming independent and successful learners by providing access to mentoring, tutoring, library resources, academic resources, and career services
• Financial aid is available 
• No GMAT or GRE required

 The Massachusetts Administrators for Special Education (ASE) and Bay Path University have partnered to join efforts to create and develop a new organizational vision and model for cultivating and retaining an excellent pool of administrators of special education.  

This graduate program is for students who currently hold either:

• An initial license in special education, or a certificate as a school guidance counselor, school principal/assistant school principal, school psychologist, school social worker/school adjustment counselor, or speech, language and hearing disorders teacher and completion of three full years of employment in a district-wide, school-based, or other educational setting, or
• Completion of at least three full years of employment in law, public policy, higher education, or other related field accepted by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.