Please be prepared to submit documentation verifying that you have met the requirements below:
A. A master's degree in pupil personnel or a related field, such as,
- Counseling or guidance services, or both
- Early childhood, elementary, or secondary education
- Human growth and development
- Sociology, social work, or psychology
- Special education
- Administration and supervision
B. 21 semester hours of graduate credit or Maryland-approved CPDs selected from at least seven of the following eight areas:
- School law (required)
- Counseling methods
- Early childhood or adolescent psychology, or both
- Multicultural issues
- Family systems/dynamics
- Delivery of pupil personnel services and programs
- Abnormal psychology or juvenile delinquency, or both
- Educational assessment interpretation
C. 3 years of satisfactory teaching experience, or, at the recommendation of a Maryland local superintendent of schools, related experience may be substituted for teaching experience.
D. 3 semester hours of credit or Maryland-approved CPDs in inclusion of special needs student populations.