Education Specialist Degree - Superintendent

Core Courses: 17 cr.

• EDS701 Orientation and Assessment (0 cr.)
• EDS706 Student Assessment and Program Evaluation (2 cr.)
• EDS710 Leadership Theory (3 cr.)
• EDS716 Leadership for Teaching and Learning (2 cr.)
• EDS720 Organization and Human Resource Management (2 cr.)
• EDS731 Shaping an Inclusive School Culture (3 cr.)
• EDS735 Student Management (2 cr.)
• EDS740 Ethical Issues for Administrators (3 cr.)

Superintendent Courses: 12 cr.

• EDS741 Financial Management (3 cr.)
• EDS742 Legal Issues in Education (3 cr.)
• EDS760 The Superintendency (3 cr.)
• EDS761 Superintendent Field Experience I (1 cr.)
• EDS762 Superintendent Field Experience II (1 cr.)
• EDS763 Superintendent Field Experience III (1 cr.)

Specialist Degree Completion Courses: 6 cr.

The administrative field experience internship offers students opportunities to practice the knowledge and skills within the state-identified competencies for administrative licensure. Over the span of the three 1-credit courses, a total of 320 hours of service, under the supervision of an on-site licensed practicing administrator and a university advisor, are documented. Approximately 107 hours are completed per credit. Among the total 320 hours, at least 40 hours must be logged at a second education organization at the top leadership level. Students have, by Minnesota statute, a 12-month period to complete the 320 total hours. 

• EDS780 Advanced Action Research (3 cr.)
• EDS798 Advanced Action Research Seminar (3 cr.)
• EDS799 Exit Assessment Meeting and Capstone Presentation (0 cr.)