EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Ed.S. 30 HOURS
(For Students Holding Level 5 Certification and Seeking Level 6 Certification)

Advising: Department of Educational Leadership, Technology, & Human Development,
Dr. Cathy Jording
(912) 681-5304,
cjording@gasou.edu,
Fax: (912) 486-7104,
http://www2.gasou.edu/elrt/dept1.htm

Admission Requirements

Regular

• Complete requirements for a Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Possess or be eligible for the Professional Level Five Certificate or equivalent in Educational Leadership.
• Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
• Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a score of no less than 49 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
• Have had two years of experience in school work.

Provisional

If GPA and/or test score criteria for regular admission in the Ed.S. program are not met, provisional admission into the Ed.S. program may be granted through program faculty review; submission of additional materials required.

Prerequisites

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Research Sequence Requirements 12 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)

EDLD 8130 - Educational Evaluation (3)

EDLD 8839 - Directed Research in Educational Leadership (3)

Area of Specialization (Selected in Consultation with Adviser) 18 Hours

EDLD 8135 - Educational Planning (3)

EDLD 8136 - Educational Facilities (3)

EDLD 8230 - the Curriculum Leader (3)

EDLD 8330 - Clinical Supervision (3)

EDLD 8430 - School Finance (3)

EDLD 8436 - Grant Development/Administration (3)

EDLD 8438 - Organizational Leadership (3)

EDLD 8530 - Advanced School Law (3)

EDLD 8531 - School Public Relations (3)

EDLD 8532 - Policy Studies in Schools (3)

EDLD 8533 - Politics of Education (3)

EDLD 8534 - the Superintendency (3)

EDLD 8739* - Advanced Field Experience (3)

*Required in Ed.S. Program of Study when the student lacks at least one year of Administrative/Supervisory experience.

Other Program Requirements

• Successful completion of Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Assessment; involves constituting a three-faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral defense of a major field-based research paper.

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP Ed.S. 48 HOURS

(For students seeking initial Level 5 and Level 6 Certification)

Advising: Department of Educational Leadership, Technology, & Human Development,
Dr. Cathy Jording (912) 681-5304,
cjording@gasou.edu,
Fax: (912) 486-7104
http://www2.gasou.edu/elrt/dept1.html

Admission Requirements

Regular

• Complete requirements for a Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Present a 3.25 or higher GPA on all graduate work attempted.
• Present a score of no less than 450 on the verbal subtest and a score of no less than 450 on either the quantitative or analytical subtest of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), or a score of no less than 49 on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT).
• Have had two years of experience in school work.

Provisional

If GPA and/or test score criteria for regular admission in the Ed.S. program are not met, provisional admission into the Ed.S. program may be granted through program faculty review; submission of additional materials required.

Prerequisites

EDUC 7130 - Curriculum, Theories and Design (3)

EDUF 7130 - Learning Theories and Applications (3)

EDUR 7130 - Educational Research (3)

Research Sequence Requirement 12 Hours

EDUR 8131 - Educational Statistics I (3)

EDUR 8434 - Field-based Educational Research (3)

EDLD 8130 - Educational Evaluation (3)

EDLD 8839 - Directed Research in Educational Leadership (3)

Area of Specialization (Selected in Consultation with Adviser) 30 Hours

A. Required Specialized Study for L-5 Certificate in Leadership: 21 Hours

EDLD 7132 - General School Administration (3)

EDLD 7133 - School Law (3)

EDLD 7234 - Instructional Supervision (3)

EDLD 7235 - School Business Administration (3)

EDLD 7236 - School Personnel Administration (3)

EDLD 7337 - The Principalship (3)

EDLD 7737 - Field Experience or Equivalent Class (3) (Check with Advisor for Requirements)

B. Specialized Study for Specialist Degree (L-6 Certificate) - Choose 15 Hours from the Following:

ITEC 8534 - Instructional Technology for Leaders (3)

EDLD 8135 - Educational Planning (3)

EDLD 8136 - Educational Facilities (3)

EDLD 8230 - The Curriculum Leader (3)

EDLD 8330 - Clinical Supervision (3)

EDLD 8430 - School Finance (3)

EDLD 8436 - Grant Development/administration (3)

EDLD 8438 - Organizational Leadership (3)

EDLD 8530 - Advanced School Law (3)

EDLD 8531 - School Public Relations (3)

EDLD 8532 - Policy Studies in Schools (3)

EDLD 8533 - Politics of Education (3)

EDLD 8534 - The Superintendency (3)

NOTE: Upon evidence of 3 years of acceptable school experience, completion of all Level 5 certification course work, and successful completion of the Praxis II Test in Administration/Supervision, the student will qualify for the clear, renewable Level 5 Certificate in Administration and Supervision.

Other Program Requirements

• Successful completion of Ed.S. Comprehensive Exit Assessment; involves constituting a three-faculty advisory committee to guide field study, and requires the completion and oral defense of a major field-based research paper.