The purpose of this program is to prepare educational personnel for administrative and supervisory positions in schools, business, and a variety of human services agencies. This discipline-based program includes concepts, research findings, and models of inquiry in social sciences. The program is also theory and problem-based in that it addresses the relevant theories of organization, leadership, and curriculum and contemporary issues likely to confront administrators and supervisors. Finally, the program is career-based given that it focuses on the examination of administrative and supervisory functions and objectives within a variety of settings and for different purposes.
 
Degree Programs
·          Master or Arts or Master Of Education: Educational Leadership
 
Campus Location
·          Lincoln Park
 
Concentrations within the Program
·          Administration and Supervision Concentration
·          Physical Education Concentration (Lincoln Park only)
 
Certification
·          Type 75--General Administrative endorsement
Students holding valid Illinois teaching certificates with two years successful teaching or other pupil personnel experience may be eligible for the Illinois Administrative Endorsement upon completion of the Administration and Supervision concentration. Note:   Courses in this program leading to the Type 75 General Administrative Endorsement are designed for practicing educators and are not open to students seeking a first teaching certificate (Teaching and Learning).
 
·          Athletic Coaching
Students may be eligible for coaching certification in the State of Illinois through the Illinois Athletic Coaching Certification Board upon completion of the Physical Education concentration. Admission Requirements
·          A completed School of Education graduate application
·          A bachelor’s degree conferred by an accredited, recognized institution
·          A previous grade point average of 2.75 or above on a 4.00 scale
·          Two years of successful teaching or other appropriate work experience
·          Two letters of recommendation from professors or supervisors
·          One official transcript from each college or university attended
·          Personal essay that discusses your educational and professional goals
·          Resume
·          Evidence of adequate background for the program
·          On-site writing sample (applicant will be contacted after application is complete)

Degree Requirements: Administration and Supervision Concentration

Courses: (minimum of 52 quarter hours)
Social and Cultural Foundations (12 hours)
SCG 401          Advanced Developmental Psychology
OR
SCG 402          Psychology of Learning
SCG 408          Education and the Social Order
SCG 410          Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies

Curriculum (4 hours) Select one:
CS 485             Curriculum/Program Evaluation
CS 487             Introduction to Curriculum Deliberation
CS 488             Designing and Interpreting Curriculum
CS 591             Curriculum Theorizing: Multiple Lenses

Administration and Supervision (24 hours)
A&S 491          Administrative Theory and Behavior
A&S 493          Data Driven Decision Making

A&S 494          School Finance
A&S 495          School Law
A&S 496          Home, School, Community Relations
A&S 498          Principles and Practices of Supervision

Electives (4 hours) (M.A. 1 course, M.Ed.  1 course)
A&S 492          The Principalship
A&S 499          Clinical Supervision
A&S 586          Administrative Uses of Technology in Educational Settings
A&S 590          Organizational Development
A&S 596          Human Resource Management
A&S 597          Politics of Education
(M.Ed. elective: students who have career needs in a subject matter field may substitute one course in a cognate discipline. This course needs the written approval of the program advisor.)

Practicum or Internship (4 hours)
A&S 593          Practicum in Educational Leadership
A&S 594          Internship in Educational Leadership
 
Thesis/Oral Examination or Papers
Master of Arts.  The master’s thesis is written to fulfill the requirements of this course. Oral examination on thesis required.
A&S 599          Thesis Seminar in Education Leadership (4 hours).
 
Master of Education: Two papers in conjunction with faculty advisement
A&S 608          Capstone in Educational Leadership (4 hours)   

Degree Requirements: Physical Education Concentration
Courses (48 quarter hours)
Social and Cultural Foundations (12 hours)
SCG 401          Advanced Developmental Psychology
OR
SCG 402          Psychology of Learning  
SCG 408          Education and the Social Order
SCG 410          Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies
 
Administration and Supervision (16 quarter hours)
A&S 491          Administrative Theory and Behavior
A&S 495          School Law
A&S 496          Home, School, Community Relations
A&S 498          Principles and Practices of Supervision
 
Physical Education (16 quarter hours)
Course substitutions may be made with consent of the advisor
*Required for Athletic Coaching Certification
PE 450             * Psychology of Sport Behavior and Athletic Performance
PE 451             * Current Issues and Trends in Athletics and Physical Education
PE 452             * Exercise Science and Sport
PE 453             Advanced Health Concepts
PE 454             Advanced Care of the Athlete 

Thesis and Oral Examination or Papers
Master of Arts: The master’s thesis is written to fulfill the requirements of this course. An oral examination on the thesis is required
A&S 599          Thesis Seminar in Education Leadership (4 hours)
Master of Education: Capstone project in conjunction with faculty advisement
A&S 608          Capstone in Educational Leadership (4 hours)
 
Grade Requirements for All Concentrations
·          To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained.  A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.