School Leaders K-12 Program
School Leaders (K-12) Advanced Concentration (no certification)
Course Requirements: Specialist Degree
The following lists the coursework that you must take in order to meet the requirements for the School Leaders Specialist Degree.
| Degree Requirements | 57 credits |
| Leadership Foundation | 12 credits |
| EDA 7930 – Seminar in School Administration | 3 |
| EDA 7235 – Seminar in School Law | 3 |
| EDA 7106 – Leadership 5: Reframing Educational Organizations | 3 |
| EDA 7931 – Leadership 6: Seminar in Leadership | 3 |
| Research Foundation | 15 credits |
| EDA 6415 – Introduction to Qualitative Inquiry | 3 |
| STA 7114 – Advanced Statistics | 3 |
| EDA 7948 – Advanced Leadership Externship 1, 2, or 3 | 6 |
| EDF 6432 – Measurement or EDA 7416 – Advanced Qualitative Inquiry |
3 |
| Professional Knowledge | 9 credits |
| EDA 7061 – The Context of Educational Administration | 3 |
| EDA 6062 – School Improvement | 3 |
| EDA 7069 – Ethics and Policy Alternatives | 3 |
| Elective Professional Knowledge | 9 credits |
| 9 doctoral-level graduate credits are to be taken with advisor’s approval. | |
| Experiential Component | 12 credits |
| EDA 6925 – Administrative Externship 1, 2, or 3 | 3 |
| EDA 7943 – Field Project 1 | 3 |
| EDA 7944 – Field Project 2 | 3 |
| EDA 7905 – Directed Independent Study | 3 |
| Prerequisite Coursework (not part of degree program, but allowable for degree application process) | |
| ADE 6381, EDS 6100, EDA 6103, EDF 6481, and STA 6113 | |