A Certificate of Advanced Study in School Administration/Educational Leadership is available to graduate-level students who already hold a master’s degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership, or a subject area master’s degree with the completion of additional coursework in an approved program of school administration.
Credit hours: 36-45
School: Education and Behavioral Sciences
Department: Educational Foundations and Leadership
The School Administration Certificate offers the following grade level options:
Courses for the School Administration/Educational Leadership Certificate
The program of study for those seeking a Certificate of Advanced Study in School Administration/Educational Leadership are the same as the requirements for the MSE in School Administration. However, faculty, at their discretion, may substitute up to 18 graduate hours from a prior master’s degree and may waive other degree requirements. Those seeking a principal endorsement at a level different from their teaching endorsement must complete a minimum of 9 additional credit hours specific to the new level.
School Administration PK-8 (36 credit hours)
Note: This program requires 250 internship hours, 130 of which will be acquired in EDU 689.
- EDU 603 Introduction to Educational Research and Design (3)
- EDU 658 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development PK-16 (3)
- SPD 611 Organization and Administration of Special Education (3)
- Select two of the following courses for a total of 6 credit hours:
- EDU 604 Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle School (3)
- EDU 626 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
- EDU 627 Current Issues and Trends in Education (3)
- EDU 674 History and Philosophy of Education (3)
- EDU 610 Elementary School Administration PK-8 (3)
- EDU 645 The Principal as an Instructional Leader (3)
- EDU 655 School Law: Constitutional Aspects and Cases (3)
- EDU 657 School Organization and Community Relations (3)
- EDU 659 Finance/Facilities (3)
- EDU 666 Supervision of Instruction (3)
- EDU 689 Internship in Administration PK-8 (3)
School Administration 7-12 (36 credit hours)
Note: This program requires 250 internship hours, 130 of which will be acquired in EDU 690.
- EDU 603 Introduction to Educational Research and Design (3)
- EDU 658 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development PK-16 (3)
- SPD 611 Organization and Administration of Special Education (3)
- Select two of the following courses for a total of 6 credit hours:
- EDU 626 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
- EDU 627 Current Issues and Trends in Education (3)
- EDU 674 History and Philosophy of Education (3)
- EDU 682 Developing and Integrating Technology in the Classroom (3)
- EDU 611 Secondary School Administration (3)
- EDU 645 The Principal as an Instructional Leader (3)
- EDU 655 School Law: Constitutional Aspects and Cases (3)
- EDU 657 School Organization and Community Relations (3)
- EDU 659 Finance/Facilities (3)
- EDU 666 Supervision of Instruction (3)
- EDU 690 Internship in Administration 7-12 (3)
School Administration PK-12 (45 credit hours)
Note: This program requires 380 internship hours, 260 of which will be acquired in EDU 689 and 690
- EDU 603 Introduction to Educational Research and Design (3)
- EDU 658 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development PK-16 (3)
- SPD 611 Organization and Administration of Special Education (3)
- Select three of the following courses for a total of 9 credit hours:
- EDU 604 Language Arts in the Elementary and Middle School (3)
- EDU 626 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
- EDU 627 Current Issues and Trends in Education (3)
- EDU 674 History and Philosophy of Education (3)
- EDU 682 Developing and Integrating Technology in the Classroom (3)
- EDU 610 Elementary School Administration (3)
- EDU 611 Secondary School Administration (3)
- EDU 645 The Principal as an Instructional Leader (3)
- EDU 655 School Law: Constitutional Aspects and Cases (3)
- EDU 657 School Organization and Community Relations (3)
- EDU 659 Finance/Facilities (3)
- EDU 666 Supervision of Instruction (3)
- EDU 689 Internship in Administration PK-8 (3)
- EDU 690 Internship in Administration 7-12 (3)
*If candidate is secondary prepared, 3 credit hours of electives must be an elementary reading or language arts course.
