Specialist in Educational Leadership courses

Program of study

For all options, a completed masters degree is required prior to admission to the Ed.S. with at least 30 credits of courses with a B or better. Program is planned for students graduating fall 2023 or later.

Option 1: School Administrator Certification Central Office Endorsement

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

• *EDLD 6060 – Organizational Change for Complex Systems
  
• EDLD 6630 – Maximizing Human Capacity with Adaptive Personnel Practices
  
• *EDLD 6650 – Principles and Practices of Adult Learning 
• EDLD 6720 – Strategic District Finance and Operations
• EDLD 6800 – High Impact District Governance and Community Relations
• EDLD 6810 – Law, Policy, and Ethics for District Leaders
• EDLD 6850 – Dynamic Systems for District-level Instructional Leadership and Assessment
• EDLD 7120 – Professional Field Experience/Internship

*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.