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The Specialist in Education (Ed.S.) prepares individuals for leadership roles in K-12 educational administrative positions. The Ed.S. is a degree appropriate for students wishing to initially earn a post-master’s, but not doctoral, degree. Persons seeking admission to the Ed.S. program should be clear about academic and professional goals and aspirations.

Program Requirements

The Ed.S. program of study consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours taken after the completion of at least a 30 credit master’s degree (for a total of at least 60 credits beyond the baccalaureate). In addition to the Ed.S. degree, a student can be recommended to receive endorsement from the state as a central office or building level administrator, if the appropriate courses are completed as follows (or equivalents as determined by the student’s advisor):

1. School Administrator Certification Central Office Endorsement (30 credits)

EDLD 6060 - Organizational Change for Complex Systems Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6630 - Maximizing Human Capacity with Adaptive Personnel Practices Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6720 - Strategic District Finance and Operations Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6800 - High Impact District Governance and Community Relations Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6810 - Law, Policy, and Ethics for District Leaders Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6850 - Dynamic Systems for District-level Instructional Leadership and Assessment Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 7120 - Professional Field Experience Credits: 1 to 12 hours

(3 hours needed)

EDLD 7200 - Specialist Project Credits: 1 to 6 hours

(6 hours needed)

EMR 5400 - Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Credits: 3 hours

2. K-12 School Administrator Certificate: Building Level Endorsement Option (38 credits)

EDLD 6020 - Educational Leadership, Systems, and Change Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6300 - Data-Informed Decision-Making, Research and Evaluation Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6610 - School Law & Ethics Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6620 - School Business Management Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6640 - Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Leadership Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6670 - The Principalship Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6730 - Instructional Leadership and Supervision Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6740 - School Community Relations and Cultural Competence Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6793 - Principal Internship I Credits: 3 hours
EDLD 6794 - Principal Internship II Credits: 2 hours
EDLD 7200 - Specialist Project Credits: 1 to 6 hours

(6 hours needed)

EMR 5400 - Fundamentals of Evaluation, Measurement, and Research Credits: 3 hours