Educational Leadership CAS

A. Required Courses (24 cr)

• EAD 601 - Fundamentals of Administration
• EAD 610 - School Principalship
• EAD 641 - Supervision: Improvement of Instruction for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 695 - Internship for Building and District Leaders

B. Professional Specialty Areas (9 cr)

Student selects, under advisement, nine credit hours: one course in 620 series, one in 650 series and one in 660 series

• EAD 620 - School Business Management for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 621 - School Personnel Management for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 622 - School Law for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 629 - Leading Student Assessment for School Improvement for Building and District Leaders

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• EAD 650 - Curriculum Theory for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 651 - Curriculum Facilitation for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 652 - Curriculum Administration for Building and District Leaders

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• EAD 660 - Organizational Change for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 661 - Professional Adults as Learners for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 662 - Staff Development Administration for Building and District Leaders
• EAD 664 - Readings in Educational Administration for Building and District Leaders

C. Advanced Optional Electives (0-9 cr)

Students may complete both the School Building Leadership and School District Leadership certifications with 33 credit hours. They may also elect, with permission, to include the advanced electives, thus completig 42 credit hours

• EAD 691 - Conceptual Models of Leadership
• EAD 692 - Complementing Models of Leadership
• EAD 693 - Assessment of School Leadership Models

D. Comprehensive Examination