Educational Leadership Ed.S.

Program Overview

College of Education and Behavioral Sciences

General Specialist Degree Admission Requirements

View delivery options, start terms and admission requirements. 

Director: Linda R. Vogel, Ph.D.

Location: McKee 418A

Telephone: [phone]

Website: www.unco.edu/cebs/leadership-policy-development-higher-education-p12-education/educational-leadership-policy-development/

Students may work concurrently on the principal's license or administrator (district-level leadership/superintendent) license within the Educational Specialist degree (Ed.S.) in Educational Leadership. To obtain a Colorado principal or administrator license, students must have a master's degree or higher, complete a principal or administrator license program, and satisfactorily pass the appropriate PRAXIS exam. Students desiring a principal's or administrator's license must work with the UNC licensure office for program verification when they have completed their coursework.

Degree Requirements — 30 Credits

Research — 3 hours

Choose 1 of the following courses:

PSY 674	Measurement I: Classical Test Theory	3
SRM 602	Statistical Methods I	3
SRM 670	Evaluation: Models and Designs	3
SRM 680	Introduction to Qualitative Research	3
SRM 665	Data Analysis for Decision-Making	3

Educational Leadership Courses — 15 hours

ELPS or HESA Prefix Courses.

Field-Based Learning — 3 hours

Choose from the following courses:

ELPS 606	Internship in Educational Leadership	1- 9
ELPS 695	Practicum in Educational Leadership	1- 3
HESA 670	Internship in Higher Education and Student Affairs Leadership	6
HESA 675	Field Experience in Student Affairs	1- 3

Electives — 9 hours

Courses Fulfilling Professional Needs and Interests

9

Program Note

Satisfactory performance on a concluding activity approved by division faculty, in accordance with Graduate School policy, must be demonstrated.

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