Specialist in Educational Leadership courses

Program of study

For all options, a completed Master's Degree is required prior to admission to the Ed.S. with at least 30 credits of courses with a B or better.

Option 1: School Administrator Certification Central Office Endorsement

(at least 24 credits taken at WMU after admission to the program)

• EDLD 6800 – District-level Governance and Community Relations
• EDLD 6810 – District-level Policy, Equity & Ethics
• EDLD 6830 – District-level Personnel Practices (formerly EDLD 6630)
• EDLD 6840 – District-level Finance and Operations (formerly EDLD 6720)
• EDLD 6850 – District-level Instructional Leadership and Assessment
• EDLD 6855 – District-level Internship (formerly EDLD 7120)
• *EDLD 6060 – Organizational Change for Complex Systems 
• *EDLD 6650 - Principles and Practices of Adult Learning

*Note: for EDLD 6060 and EDLD 6650, other course(s) may be taken at WMU as approved by advisor. 

Option 2: K-12 School Administrator Certificate: Building Level Endorsement

(the following 27 credits, of which 24 credits must be taken at WMU after admission to the program)

• EDLD 6300 – Data-Informed Decision-Making, Research and Evaluation
• EDLD 6610 – School Law & Ethics
• EDLD 6620 – School Business Management
• EDLD 6640 – Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Leadership
• EDLD 6670 – The Principalship
• EDLD 6730 – Instructional Leadership and Supervision
• EDLD 6740 – School Community Relations and Cultural Competence
• EDLD 6793 – Principal Internship I
• EDLD 6794 – Principal Internship II

Option 3: Specialized program

Depending on a student's goals, a specialist in education program of study (equaling at least 24 credits taken at WMU after admission to the program) other than the list of courses noted above may be developed by that student's adviser. This will not lead to State Administrator Certification.