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Educational Administration and Leadership Superintendent Endorsement Course Grid for Doctoral degrees and the Certificate of Advanced Studies

Reasons for attaining advanced degrees depend upon each educator’s career goals. Doctoral programs require the investment of additional institutional resources for students to complete their research and dissertation requirements. Individuals who are undecided about their commitment to completing a doctoral degree are advised to consider the Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) option. If you are certain that you intend to complete a doctoral degree with superintendent endorsement, then applying to the Doctor of Education (EdD) program is likely your best alternative. The EdD degree provides access to university teaching opportunities, but individuals who intend to become university professors are encouraged to consider the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). The PhD program is a full-time on campus program for individuals wishing to enter the field of academia. Please contact a faculty advisor to discuss this option.

Curriculum for Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) option

Certification Requirements	Course Title	Credit Hours
Governance of Public Schools (8 hrs)	• EOL 561 – Educational Policy and Politics • EOL 564 – Democracy and Politics in Administration	4 hrs 4 hrs
Management of Public Schools (8 hrs)	• EOL 549 – Administrative Theory • EOL 562 – School District Management	4 hrs 4 hrs
Educational Planning (8 hrs)	• EOL 566 – Financial Administration • EOL 567 – Program Planning and Evaluation	4 hrs 4 hrs
Additional Graduate Credit Hours (12 hrs)	• EOL 544 – School District Improvement • EOL 563 – The School Superintendency • EOL 565 – Human Resource Management	4 hrs 4 hrs 4 hrs
Clinical Experience (4 hrs)	• EOL 560 – Clinical Experience in Administration	4 hrs
Foundation Requirements (8 hrs)*	• One of the following: EPS 400, EPS 420, EPS 423, EPS 424, EPS 426 • One of the following: EPSY 400, EPSY 401, EPSY 402 • One of the following: EPSY 404, EPSY 405, EPSY 406 • One of the following: EPS 401, EPS 410, EPS 411, EPS 412, EPS 413, EPS 414	2 hrs 2 hrs 2 hrs 2 hrs
Total Hours Required		40/48*
* For students who have not completed a Master’s degree in education at the University of Illinois, the eight foundations hours are required. For students with a U of I Master’s degree in education, 40 total hours are required.

Curriculum for Doctor of Education (EdD) option

Certification Requirements	Course Title	Credit Hours
Governance of Public Schools (8 hrs)	• EOL 561 – Educational Policy and Politics • EOL 564 – Democracy and Politics in Administration	4 hrs 4 hrs
Management of Public Schools (8 hrs)	• EOL 549 – Administrative Theory • EOL 562 – School District Management	4 hrs 4 hrs
Educational Planning (8 hrs)	• EOL 566 – Financial Administration • EOL 567 – Program Planning and Evaluation	4 hrs 4 hrs
Additional Graduate Course Credit (12 hrs)	• EOL 544 – School District Improvement • EOL 563 – The School Superintendency • EOL 565 – Human Resource Management	4 hrs 4 hrs 4 hrs
Clinical Experience (4 hrs)	• EOL 560 – Clinical Experience in Administration	4 hrs
Total Hours Required for Certification		40
Research Requirement (12 hrs)	• EPSY 480 – Educational Statistics • One of the following: CI 550, HRE 580, EPSY 573, or SPED 550 Methods of Educational Inquiry • EOL 598 – Thesis Proposal Seminar	4 hrs 4 hrs 4 hrs
Cognate Requirements (at least 16 hrs)	• Approved courses outside of EOL Department: The purpose of the cognate requirement is to provide students with a scholarly perspective of an academic field or fields outside of their major field of study, but one that relates to and supports their major field of study and professional practice. All 16 hours may be taken in one field or 8 hours may be taken in each of two fields.	16 hrs
Thesis Credit*	• EOL 599 – Thesis Research Note: Upon successful completion of the General Fields and Research Methodologies portions of the qualifying examination, students will be expected to maintain continuous enrollment (Fall and Spring semesters) until completion of their degree. This can be satisfied by either continuous enrollment in EOL 599 or other approved coursework.	4 hrs minimum
Minimum Total Hours Required for EdD Degree		72*
* It is possible that additional hours for the thesis research will be required, depending upon the individual student’s time for completion of the dissertation research. EdD students must also complete qualifying examinations in the general field of educational administration, in a special field, and in research methods, as well as a dissertation. Course work takes three years and the entire program can be completed in five years or less. A maximum of seven years is allowed.

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Complete information on admissions criteria and the application process can be found at the Ed Admin admissions Web page

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