Educational Leadership Administration and Supervision Program (M.Ed. and C.A.S.)
The program in administration and supervision is designed to prepare fully certified and experienced teachers for educational administration and supervision. This sequence of courses qualifies the student for the State of Illinois general administrative and general supervisory certifications (Type 75).
Students electing the administration and supervision program must be admitted to the Master of Education degree or Certificate of Advanced Study program. The Master of Education degree in Administration and Supervision requires a minimum of 36 semester hours. The Certificate of Advanced Study program requires a minimum of 36 semester hours. Additional hours may be required for students with deficiencies or upon recommendation of the student’s advisor.
Those students concentrating in special education who take courses to qualify for the Director of Special Education Certificate must obtain the general administrative certification. The program should be cooperatively arranged by the student’s special education advisor and the advisor in the Educational Leadership department.
| |
Semester Hours |
| M.Ed. |
C.A.S. |
| Program Requirements |
36 |
36 |
| EDL501 |
Educational Finance |
3 |
| EDL502 |
Educational Law and Governance |
3 |
| EDL504 |
School and Community Relations |
3 |
| EDL506 |
Collective Negotiations and Personnel Administration |
3 |
| EDL510 |
Administration and Organizational Development of Schools |
3 |
| EDL512 |
Communication Skills for School Leaders |
3 |
| EDL546 |
Perspectives on and Administration of Educational Policies |
3 |
| EDL551 |
System and Staff Development |
3 |
| EDL552 |
Administration of Curriculum |
3 |
| EDL553 |
Supervising Instruction |
3 |
| EDL554 |
System and Staff Evaluation |
3 |
| ESR508 |
Research for School Leaders |
3 |
| Total Minimum Hours |
36 |
36 |
State of Illinois Certification Requirements
The general administrative certification is required for the position of assistant principal or principal, assistant or associate superintendent, and related or similar positions. Although the sequences were developed in consultation with the Illinois State Board of Education and in reference to certification requirements, prospective students are encouraged to discuss programs leading to certification with a member of the graduate faculty. Individuals seeking general administrative certification in Illinois must have two years teaching or school personnel experience. In the State of Wisconsin this sequence of courses qualified the student for the endorsement of the Type 51 license (K-12 principalship) and the endorsement of the Type 10 license (Director of Instruction). By taking one additional course (SPE561 Supervision of Programs for Exceptional Children and Adolescents) the student also qualified for the endorsement of the Type 80 license (Director of Pupil Services/Special Education). The State of Wisconsin requires three years school personnel or teaching experience to gain the Type 51, Type 10 or Type 80 licensure. In order for National College of Education to approve a program for certification, a minimum of six courses within one of the certification programs must be taken on a resident campus.
General Administrative Endorsement
Instructional Leadership 12 SH
| EDL551 |
System and Staff Development |
3 |
| EDL552 |
Administration of Curriculum |
3 |
| EDL553 |
Supervising Instruction |
3 |
| EDL554 |
System and Staff Evaluation |
3 |
Management of Public Schools 12 SH
| EDL501 |
Educational Finance |
3 |
| EDL502 |
Educational Law and Governance |
3 |
| EDL506 |
Collective Negotiations and Personnel Administration |
3 |
| EDL512 |
Communication Skills for School Leaders |
3 |
Schools and Public Policy 4-6 SH
| EDL504 |
School-Community Relations |
3 |
| EDL510 |
Administration and Organizational Development of Schools |
3 |
