Degree Requirements
SUPERINTENDENT ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS (30 - 33 HOURS)
Positional Specialization (21 HOURS):
Governance of Public Schools (6 hours):
- EAHE 551 Policy and Politics in American Education Systems
- EAHE 556 The School Superintendent and Board of Education
Management of Public School (6 hours):
- EAHE 550 School Business Administration
- EAHE 555 Leadership and Change in Education Organizations
Educational Planning (6 hours):
- EAHE 520 Current Issues in Educational Administration
- EAHE 558 Personnel Evaluation and Administration
Clinical Experience (3 hours):
- EAHE 597 Superintendency Internship
The Superintendent Internship provides substantial, sustained, continuous, structured, and supervised district-based field experiences and clinical internship practice within a district setting. Students are required to complete a minimum of 180 hours of activities, over the course of a calendar year, in which they demonstrate the ability to synthesize and apply the content knowledge and professional skills acquired in their coursework. A University program faculty supervisor collaborates with each candidate/intern to select a qualified 0n-site mentor for the internship experience.
Departmental Approved Electives (9 - 12 HOURS):
Social Foundations (3 hours):
Any one (1) of the following:
- EAHE 538 Education, Policy, and Social Forces
- EAHE 542 Contrasting Philosophies of Education
- EAHE 544 Education and Culture
- EAHE 564 Seminar in Ethics and Social Justice in Education
- EDUC 511 Seminar in Philosophical and Cultural Foundations in Education
Administrative (6-9 hours):
- EAHE 523 Introduction to School Finance and Facilities
- EAHE 543 Professional Negotiations
- EAHE 557 Program Development and Evaluation
For application information or other questions about the program, please email Dr. Judith A. Green.