School Administration, EdS

30 credit hours

The College of Education and Human Services also offers the Educational Specialist in school administration. The EdS in school administration is designed for those with a master’s degree in a field other than school administration. This EdS program leads to initial principal certification. An interview is required for admission to this program.

This program leads to eligibility for initial principal certification and requires 21 credit hours of coursework at the 60000-level.

To receive the initial principal administration certificate in Missouri, students must:

Hold a valid professional initial teaching certificate.
Have had three years’ teaching experience.

Note: In Missouri, school counselor certificates, speech-language pathologist certificates, etc. are not considered initial teacher certificates.

Requirements

Prerequisite Coursework

3 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDT 50900 - Innovation Mindset Credit Hour(s): 3
EDU 57000 - Educational Research Credit Hour(s): 3

Major Coursework

27 credit hours of coursework from the following options:

EDA 50500 - Foundations of Education Administration Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 64500 - Statistics in Educational Administration Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 65000 - Specialist Project Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68100 - Instructional and Curriculum Leadership in Culturally Responsive Schools Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68200 - Managerial and Ethical Leadership Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68300 - Relational Leadership and Community Outreach in Diverse Societies Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68400 - Visionary and Innovative Leadership Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68600 - Initial K-12 Field Experience and Data-Based Decision-Making Credit Hour(s): 3
EDA 68700 - Culminating K-12 Field Experience Credit Hour(s): 3