Educational Administration, EdS

The Educational Specialist in Educational Administration is intended to lead to certification at the superintendent level. The proposed coursework will be designed to meet the competencies and specific course requirements established by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education for certification for those positions.

This program requires a minimum of 24 credit hours of coursework at the 60000 level.

Requirements

Core Curriculum

EDA 53000Public and Community Relations

3

EDA 53500School Facilities

3

EDA 60000Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment

3

EDA 60500Advanced School Law

3

EDA 61000Human Resource Administration

3

EDA 61500Advanced School Finance

3

EDA 62000School District Administration

3

Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

(2) EDA 53000, EDA 53500: Up to 6 credit hours of starred coursework completed in the Lindenwood University MA in School Administration may be applied toward the Education Specialist in Educational Administration.

Students must also select two elective courses from EDA or MBA coursework.

Internship Requirement

Students must complete three internship credit hours.

EDA 64100Educational Administration Internship

3

Research Requirement

Students must also complete six research project credit hours.

EDA 64500Statistics in Educational Administration

3

EDA 65000Specialist Project

3

EDA 68000Specialist Experience

0

Notes: (1) Courses are three credit hours unless otherwise indicated.

(2) EDA 68000: Students who have not completed their Educational Specialist Project during the semester enrolled must enroll in EDA 68000 Specialist Experience each fall and spring semester until the project is completed.