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Division of Educational Administration
School of Education
414 E. Clark Street
Vermillion, SD 57069
phone: 605-677-5260
fax: 605-677-5438
edad@usd.edu

Last Modified: 02/04/09

Educational Specialist Degree
School District Superintendent

The Educational Specialist degree requires a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate credit, of which at least 32 graduate credits must be earned beyond the master's degree (for the non-thesis Ed.S. option).

MAJOR AREA COURSEWORK 

 Credits

EDAD 701

Introduction to Educational Administration

3

EDAD 710

Elementary School Administration

3

EDAD 711

Secondary School Administration

3

EDAD 712

School District Administration

3

EDAD 715

The Administrator & Instructional Supervision

3

EDAD 716

The Administrator & Curriculum Development

3

EDAD 720

Special Education Law for School Administrators

3

EDAD 731

School Business Administration

3

EDAD 735

School Law

3

EDAD 740

School Community Relations

3

EDAD 894S

Internship (Ed.S.) Central Office Level

3

EDAD 898S

Thesis in EDAD (Ed.S.)

4

EDAD

Electives

0-6

 

Minimum Required

33

SUPPORTING COURSEWORK

EDER 762

Statistical Analysis in Education I

3

EPSY 741

Advanced Educational Psychology

3

COUN

Counseling Course

3

Electives

Electives

15-24

 

Minimum Required

24

 

PROGRAM TOTAL

60

Successful completion of a comprehensive exam is required for program completion


Revised February 2009


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