Educational Administration, EdS

30 credit hours

The Educational Specialist in educational administration is intended to lead to certification at the superintendent level, requiring all applicants to hold valid teaching and administration certifications. 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

Major Coursework

21 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 53000	Public and Community Relations	3
EDA 60000	Instructional Program Leadership and Assessment	3
EDA 60500	Advanced School Law	3
EDA 61000	Human Resource Administration	3
EDA 61500	Advanced School Finance	3
EDA 62000	School District Administration	3
EDA 64100	Educational Administration Internship	3

Up to six credit hours of starred coursework completed in the Lindenwood University, MA in School Administration, may be applied toward the Education Specialist in Educational Administration.

Additional Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDT 50900	Innovation Mindset	3
EDU 57000	Educational Research	3

Research Coursework

6 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 64500	Statistics in Educational Administration	3
EDA 65000	Specialist Project	3