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 Danville, Pontiac, Decatur, Mt. Vernon, Rantoul, Olney, Carmi and Vandalia.  These programs are limited to students admitted with permission of the Department and the local Regional Offices of Education.
 
The 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, or building or central office administrator.  In addition to successful completion of the program, having a Teaching or School Service Personnel Certificate, two years of full-time teaching or school service personnel experience and successful completion of the Illinois General Administration Certification Test are required for certification.

Master's of Science in Education Degree in Educational Administration is a
36-semester-hour program.  The required coursework is as follows:

EDF 5500 Curriculum Development

EDP 5300 Psychological Foundations for Educational Practice

EDF 5510/30/35/40/50 (Select 1 Educational Foundations elective)

EDA 5410 School Law

EDA 5420 School and Community Relations

EDA 5600 Introduction to Organization and Administration

EDA 5630 The Principalship

EDA 5700 Supervision of Instruction

EDA 5870 Personnel Administration

EDA 5900 Research in Education

EDA 5960 Management and Analysis of Data

EDA 5890 Practicum in Educational Administration
 
 
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.  The required coursework is as follows:

EDA 6200 Evaluating Student Achievement

EDA 6600 Organizational Development in Educational Administration

EDA 6650 Superintendent of Schools

EDA 6700 Planning and Evaluation of Instructional Programs

EDA 6800 Current Issues in Educational Administration

EDA 6810 School Operations and the Law Seminar

EDA 6850 School Plant Planning

EDA 6860 School Finance

EDA 6870 Collective Bargaining

EDA 6910 Field Experience in Educational Administration

If the Master's Degree was not earned in Educational Administration, students will need to
complete additional prerequisite courses.