Programs of Study
Master's and Specialist programs are offered on-campus with a significant number of courses being offered each semester. Cohort programs are currently being offered in Champaign (Parkland), Danville, Decatur, Mt. Vernon, Olney, Pontiac, and Vandalia. These programs are limited to students admitted with permission of the Department and the local Regional Offices of Education.
Master's of Science in Educational Administration provides the necessary coursework for securing the Illinois Type 75 General Administrative Certificate. The program is designed to meet the requirement for becoming a principal, dean, and/or building or central office administrator. In addition to successful completion of the program, a student must have an Illinois Teaching or School Service Personnel Certificate with at least two years of full-time teaching or school service personnel experience and must successfully complete the Illinois General Administration Certification Test and Basic Skills Test in order to complete the certification requirement for their Illinois Type 75 certficate.
Master's of Science in Education Degree in Educational Administration* is a 36-semester-hour program. The required coursework is as follows:
Required Courses in Foundations of Education:
EDF 5500 Curriculum Development (3 sem hrs)
EDP 5300 Psychological Foundations for Educational Practice (3 sem hrs)
Select ONE of the following four courses:
EDF 5510 Social Foundations of Education (3 sem hrs)
EDF 5530/5535 Philosophy of Education (2 sem hrs)
EDF 5540 History of Educational Thought (2 sem hrs)
EDF 5550 Comparative & International Education (3 sem hrs)
Required NINE courses in Educational Administration:
EDA 5410 School Law (4 sem hrs)
EDA 5420 School and Community Relations (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5600 Introduction to Organization and Administration (3 sem hrs)
EDA 5630 The Principalship (4 sem hrs)
EDA 5700 Supervision of Instruction (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5870 Personnel Administration (3 sem hrs)
EDA 5890 Practicum in Educational Administration ( 4 sem hrs)
EDA 5900 Research in Education (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5960 Management and Analysis of Data (4 sem hrs)
* A minimum of 36 semester hours is required for the degree. All hours included in a student's plan of study MUST be within a 6-year time limit preceding receipt of the degree. At least 21 hours must be from EIU. Careful choice of coursework will allow for Illinois Administration Certification. A minimum of 2 years experience as a certified teacher, counselor, psychologist, social worker, or nurse and successful completion of the Illinois Administrative Competency Exam and Basic Skills Test are all required for Illinois Certification.
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Specialist Degree in Educational Administration provides the necessary coursework for graduates to secure the Illinois State Board of Education Certification to be a Superintendent of Schools. In addition to successful completion of the program, two years of full-time administrative experience and successful completion of the Illinois Superintendent Certification Test are required for certification.
Specialist in Education Degree in Educational Administration requires a minimum of 33 semester hours above the Master's Degree.
Required TEN courses in Educational Administration:
EDA 6200 Evaluating Student Achievement (4 sem hrs)
EDA 6600 Organizational Development in Educational Administration (4 sem hrs)
EDA 6650 Superintendent of Schools (4 sem hrs)
EDA 6700 Planning and Evaluation of Instructional Programs (3 sem hrs)
EDA 6800 Current Issues in Educational Administration (4 sem hrs)
EDA 6810 School Operations and the Law Seminar (2 sem hrs)
EDA 6850 School Plant Planning (2 sem hrs)
EDA 6860 School Finance (3 sem hrs)
EDA 6870 Collective Bargaining (3 sem hrs)
EDA 6910 Field Experience in Educational Administration (4 sem hrs)
- If the Master's Degree was not earned in Educational Administration AND the student does not have a Type 75 certificate students will need to complete the additional prerequisite courses below:
EDA 5410 School Law (4 sem hrs)
EDA 5420 School and Community Relations (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5600 Introduction to Organization and Administration (3 sem hrs)
EDA 5630 The Principalship (4 sem hrs)
EDA 5700 Supervision of Instruction (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5870 Personnel Administration (3 sem hrs)
EDA 5890 Practicum in Educational Administration ( 4 sem hrs)
EDA 5900 Research in Education (2 sem hrs)
EDA 5960 Management and Analysis of Data (4 sem hrs)
- If student has a M.S. and a Type 75 Certification then only the 6000 level courses must be taken for Ed.S. (33 hours minimum, 64 hours total); if student has a M.S. but no Type 75 then all 5000 and 6000 level or equivalent must be taken. A minimum of 33 semester hours above a Master's degree is required for the Specialist degree. All hours included in a student's plan of study must be within a 6-year time limit preceding receipt of the degree. The Ed.S. Degree, two years of Administration/Supervision experience, successful completion of the Illinois Superintendent Test and Basic Skills Test are required for Illinois Superintendent's endorsement.
