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Specialist in Educational Administration
Graduate Program Coordinator: Dr. Margaret Dalton
(573) 651-2207, E-mail: mdalton@semovm.semo.edu
The Specialist in Educational Administration degree program provides an additional period of study beyond the master's degree for persons seeking either initial certification as a superintendent or advanced certification for building-level administrative positions. Degree options include:
- Superintendency Specialist
- Advanced Elementary Principalship Specialist
- Advanced Secondary Principalship Specialist
The curriculum is individually designed for each candidate to meet his/her specific needs and professional objectives within certification limitations. Developing an awareness of administrative practices, both current and on the cutting edge, is an important outcome for students in this program. An internship effort involving practical situations in educational administration is a key component.
The program is designed with flexibility to support the preparation of finance officers, personnel directors, administrators in adult and community education, directors of elementary and secondary education, and administrative personnel for other educational agencies and programs. These include directors and administrators of guidance services, educational resource centers, etc.
Admission and General Policies
Applicants to the specialist's degree in the College of Education are required to meet admission standards that go beyond the basic requirements of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Full Admission
- Have achieved a graduate grade point average (g.p.a.) of 3.5.
- Hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. The master's degree must be appropriate to the student's educational objective. If not, the student will be required to take additional graduate work (admission under provisional status) before regular admission is granted.
- Submit five satisfactory references to the Coordinator of the Specialist Program (CSP). At least three of these references must be from persons who are in the field of educational administration or supervision and who know the applicant. Two references should be from present or former professors.
- Submit recent (within five years) test results on the verbal and analytical sections of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) showing achievement at or above the 50th percentile. The norms for comparison will be the scores for persons with an undergraduate major in education.
- Hold a valid teaching certificate.
Probationary Admission
Probationary admission will be considered under the following conditions:
- When the g.p.a. is below 3.5. When the applicant presents a g.p.a. that is less than 3.5, the admissions committee may permit the student to take 9 hours in the program area. The student will be required to achieve a g.p.a. exceeding 3.66 with a minimum grade of 'B'.
- When the GRE scores are not acceptable levels. The applicant may file a request with the committee for probationary admission based on a circumstance that merits an exception. Data to support a petition should include a personal statement and documents such as additional letters of recommendation, samples of graduate level academic work, professional experiences related to educational administration and/or graduate study in another professional field. The committee may recommend alternatives or a course of remedial action which are designed to enable the student to demonstrate competence to complete the graduate program.
Appeals Process
Applicants who are denied admission will have the opportunity to appeal to the College of Education Admission Appeals Committee. Appeals must be in writing and should address any extenuating circumstances. Appeal letters should be addressed to Chairperson, Department of Educational Administration and Counseling.
Admission Process
Interested students must first apply to the School of Graduate Studies and Research for admission to graduate study. This application is required even though the student may have been admitted previously to graduate study at the master's level. Each applicant must:
- File an Application for Admission with the School of Graduate Studies and Research, and
- Have each parent institution send one official transcript of all prior coursework directly to the School of Graduate Studies and Research. (The School of Graduate Studies and Research will secure Southeast transcripts.)
Applicants who possess the requisite g.p.a. will be admitted to graduate study and allowed to complete a maximum of six semester hours of prerequisite coursework, if applicable. If no prerequisite courses are needed, the student may complete a maximum of six semester hours applicable to program requirements prior to admission to the program by the Educational Administration Admissions Committee. The admissions committee will act only upon applications which are complete. Included in the admissions process are:
- A satisfactory interview with the CSP.
- A satisfactory interview with the screening committee of faculty in the educational administration program. The purpose of the interview is to determine the administrative promise of the applicant.
Denial of Admission
Applicants denied admission to graduate study based on a g.p.a. of less than 3.5 may apply for probationary admission. A letter of request, along with the five letters of recommendation and GRE scores should be sent to the Coordinator, Specialist Program. Students denied admission may not enroll for coursework applicable to the degree program until such time as explicit permission, along with any stipulations, is granted by the program admissions committee.
Dual Enrollment: MA and Specialist Levels
Students nearing completion of a master's degree and desiring to work toward a Specialist in Educational Administration degree may dually enroll for coursework not to exceed the maximum for the enrollment period applicable to graduate coursework. The student must have a g.p.a. of at least 3.5, must be scheduled to graduate at the end of the enrollment period while also completing some post-master's work, and must be admitted to the School of Graduate Studies and Research as a post-master's level student.
Advancement to Candidacy
Application to candidacy for the degree is required at the completion of sixteen hours of coursework applicable to the degree. To advance to candidacy status, the applicant must present a g.p.a. which meets the graduation requirement (3.25). Students denied admission to candidacy may not enroll for coursework applicable to the degree except with the explicit approval of and under any stipulations assigned by the program faculty in educational administration.
Initiation of the candidacy process is the student's responsibility. Candidacy forms are available in the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Selective Retention
After being admitted to this program, the probationary student may be denied admission to regular graduate status and one with regular status may not advance to candidacy based on the degree of unsatisfactory scholarship. Loss of teaching or administrative license, for cause, is grounds for suspension from the program.
Transfer of Credits
A student with regular admission status may transfer up to six of the 36 semester hours required for the specialist's degree from other regionally-accredited institutions if the courses are appropriate, are post-master's work, are on-campus courses, and are approved by the student's advisor. If the student earned his/her master's degree from Southeast Missouri State University, up to nine semester hours of such work may be transferred from regionally-accredited institutions. Transfer, workshop, and independent study credit may not exceed nine semester hours. The last 16 hours toward the specialist degree or certification must be taken from Southeast or receive prior permission from the advisor in order for Southeast to act as certifying agency.
Independent Study and Workshops
Independent study and workshop courses offer the student opportunities for study in areas beyond the departmental curriculum. Enrollment in such courses requires approval by the advisor and the CSP (independent study by the instructor also). A maximum of three semester hours earned through independent study and three hours via workshops may be applied to program requirements.
Off-Campus Courses
Students may take up to 17 of the 36 semester hours in courses offered by Southeast Missouri State University in an off-campus setting with approval of the student's advisor. (Courses offered via ITV are considered as on-campus credit.)
Correspondence Courses
No correspondence or extension course from another institution may be substituted for a specialist's program requirement or elective.
Residence Requirements
A student may meet residence requirements in the program by completing twelve semester hours of on-campus credit during a twelve month period, not to include internship credit.
Certification
Please refer to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Teacher Certification Website for current requirements, http://www.dese.state.mo.us/divurbteached/teachcert.
Prerequisites for Specialist Degree (All Options)
Prerequisites or Equivalent1
Missouri certification desired? Yes ___ No ___
Valid Missouri teaching certificate ___
Four years of administrative/teaching experience ___
Superintendency: Specialist
Core Course Requirements
Electives (3 to 8 credit hours)
EA courses as required to meet degree requirements. May include EA630 or EA635, EA641, EA703, or EA789.
Note: Missouri certification is also based on the possession of knowledge and/or competency in several areas. The student should work closely with his/her internship supervisors (University and School District) to determine experiences of most benefit for the acquisition of these requirements. The selection of an elective also can aid the acquisition of these expectations.
We have agreed that completion of the program of studies outlined above is intended to support the certification as identified at the beginning of this chapter. Other certification support is not implied.
Advanced Elementary Principalship: Specialist
Core Course Requirements
Other Requirements
Supporting Courses
Up to 6 hours of supporting courses without the EA prefix. No hours are required when the student's Master's degree is not in school administration. May include EX670, EX693, EF690, EF694, EF696, CP630, CP656, or EL600 and EL601.
Electives (0 to 14 credit hours)
EA courses as required to meet degree requirements. May include EA641, EA785, EA710, or EA767.
Note: Missouri certification is also based on the possession of knowledge and/or competency in several areas. The student should work closely with his/her internship supervisors (University and School District) to determine experiences of most benefit for the acquisition of these requirements. The selection of any elective also can aid the acquisition of these stated expectations.
We have agreed that completion of the program of studies outlined above is intended to support the certification as identified at the beginning of this chapter. Other certification support is not implied.
Advanced Secondary Principalship: Specialist
Required Core Courses
Other Requirements
Supporting courses (0 to 6 credit hours)
Up to 6 hours of supporting courses without the EA prefix. No hours are required when the student's Master's degree is not in school administration. May include EX670, EX693, EF690, EF694, EF696, CP630, CP656, SM540, PE570, SM655, or SM612.
Electives (0 to 18 credit hours)
EA courses as required to meet degree requirements. May include EA641, EA785, EA710, or EA767.
Note: Missouri certification is also based on the possession of knowledge and/or competency in several areas. The student should work closely with his/her internship supervisors (University and School District) to determine experiences of most benefit for the acquisition of these requirements. The selection of any elective also can aid the acquisition of these stated expectations.
We have agreed that completion of the program of studies outlined above is intended to support the certification as identified at the beginning of this chapter. Other certification support is not implied.
Advising
The CSP selects an advisor from the specialist degree faculty. The CSP serves as the student's advisor during the first term after the student is admitted to the Specialist's program and until an advisor is appointed. The student's advisor and the CSP normally have primary responsibility for approval of the program of study, including any electives.
Internship
For students seeking a new superintendent certification, four (4) hours of internship credit are required which consists of a year experience with a total of 600 clock hours. For students completing a specialist degree in the advanced principalship, three (3) hours of internship study credit are required which consists of a year experience with a total of 600 clock hours. Missouri certification recommendations specialist degree faculty require field study experiences totaling at least 120 hours under the supervision of a person holding the job for which certification is to be requested. For internship study the student will be placed by the CSP and supervised by the advisor as well as by the field supervisor, and CSP will certify when the experience has been completed.
Internship experiences are individualized for each candidate. Candidates are expected to select appropriate objectives and secure approvals by the University and school district supervisors. In addition to direct participation and role practice efforts, the student is encouraged to engage in the development of programs, materials, and policy proposals. These include development of a program of in-service education for the school district, a faculty or student handbook, a procedure for computerized grade reporting/ recording, a newsletter for school patrons, etc.
The internship should be completed the semester prior to graduation.
Oral Examination
The oral examination, course GR799, must be scheduled following completion of the internship. This enrollment is usually during the student's last semester. If the student has no other credit enrollment, the equivalent of the one hour instate fee is charged to affect an official enrollment for the semester of degree completion. The oral examination will usually be based on the student's internship experience.
Graduation Requirements
A student is eligible for graduation after satisfying the following requirements:
- Has satisfactorily completed the program of study (a minimum of 36 hours of graduate credit beyond the master's degree with a g.p.a. of at least 3.25),
- Has passed a final comprehensive oral examination administered by the specialist's degree faculty, and
- Has been approved for graduation by his/her advisor, CSP, and the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research.
Time Limit
All requirements for the specialist's degree must be met within an eight-year period.
Further Graduate Work
A number of universities have expressed a willingness to accept coursework from our specialist's program as a basis for continuation in a graduate program leading to the doctorate in school administration. Students who have graduated and are interested in a doctoral program should see their advisor, the CSP, or the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies and Research and Dean of the School of Graduate Studies and Research for further information.
Cooperative Ed.D. Between Southeast Missouri And The University Of Missouri
The Department of Educational Administration and Counseling offers the opportunity for advanced graduate study in leadership in education through a cooperative doctoral program (Ed.D.) with the University of Missouri. The program was designed through the collaborative efforts of professors, school administrators, teachers, and other educational and business leaders from across the state. The program is a cohort model with cohort groups starting every two years beginning the summer of 1997. For additional information regarding application procedures, requirements, and scheduling, contact Dr. I. Sue Shepard (573-651-2427).
Characteristics of the Program
- Students will progress though the program as a "cohort."
- Students from each regional institution will be a site cohort, with students from all institutions forming the state cohort.
- Course work will be completed in six contiguous semesters, beginning in the summer and concluding in the spring semester two years later.
- Dissertation research will follow the two years of course work.
- Summer course work will include two seminars at the regional site before a four week program on the University of Missouri-Columbia campus during the month of July.
- Course work instruction will occur at each regional site during the fall and spring semesters.
- Technology will be used as a medium for instruction delivery throughout the program.
- Curriculum will be integrated, thematic, and problem-based.
Primary Themes of the Curriculum:
- Leadership Theory and Practice
- Organizational Analysis
- Analysis of Educational Policy
- Content and Context of Learning
- Research, Inquiry, and Evaluation
Certification for the Superintendency: Integration of Specialist Degree and Initial course work from the Ed.D.
In 1997, Southeast Missouri State University became part of a Statewide Cooperative Doctoral Program in Education Leadership. This program is in cooperation with the University of Missouri-Columbia and the regional universities in the state of Missouri.
The following modification of the course requirements for the Specialist degree combines course work from the Specialist degree program at Southeast Missouri State University with course work at the beginning of the doctoral program meeting the needs of a group of students who wish to obtain superintendency certification and desire to complete a doctoral degree.
Specialist Degree/Ed.D. Course Integration
Students with a Masters Degree in Educational Administration would complete the following course sequence from the Specialist program that "shall include knowledge and/or competency in each of the following areas" as listed in the superintendent's certification requirements. These courses would include the following:
Two courses in the Masters Degree in Educational Administration program would meet other certification knowledge/competency areas. Students would have taken EA625 Foundations of Educational Administration and EA660 Administration and Supervision of Special Education in the Masters program.
Students who make application and are accepted in the Doctoral Degree in Education (Ed.D.) would then begin their course work in the Ed.D. program. The course work during the first 13 hours of the Ed.D. program would be taken in lieu of the remaining 13 hours of the current Specialist program.
This program modification would allow the students who obtain acceptance into the doctoral program to apply for certification as a superintendent at the completion of the first 13 hours in the doctoral program.
Schedule of Course Work
Year 1
Year 2
Prerequisities
Course Descriptions
EA703: Seminar in Educational Administration
Designed for small groups of students to make an intensive study of current problems and emerging best professional practices in educational administration. May be repeated for a maximum of 4 credit hours. Prerequisites: Master's degree and admittance to the Specialist program or permission of instructor. (2 credit hours)
EA707: Personnel Management in Education
Designed to broaden the school administrator's perspective dealing with the broad subject of personnel administration and to give insight into the purposes, processes, planning procedures, and policy making in administering the personnel program. Prerequisite(s): Foundations of Educational Administration and either Elementary School Administration or Secondary School Administration or permission of the instructor. (3 credit hours)
EA709: Administrative Leadership
An exploration of post-industrial models of leadership as they relate to administration of educational organizations. Prerequisite(s): Admission to the Ed.S. program or instructor's permission. (3 credit hours)
EA737: Administration of Curriculum
Designed to provide an understanding and knowledge related to the administration and development of curriculum, to examine the national, state, district, and school roles in curriculum matters, to explore research findings in the literature for trends in curriculum change, and to understand the components of a district curriculum. Prerequisite(s): Master's degree and admittance to the Specialist degree program. EL606 Curriculum Construction (Elementary) or SE637 Curriculum Construction (Secondary). (3 credit hours)
EA743: Research into Administrative Practice
Designed to facilitate the process by which school leaders change schools in response to additions to an existing knowledge base. Integrates research skills and professional administrative practice, utilizes a leadership team approach to planning field tests within existing school settings, and provides awareness of some current research with potential for school implementation. This course is taught online and prepares school leaders to use technology to lead to school improvement. Prerequisite(s): Master's degree, admittance to the Specialist degree program, and EF693 (Methods of Research) or equivalent. (3 credit hours)
A study of law that includes the basic fields of contracts, property, torts, constitutional law, and other areas of law that directly affect the educational and administrative processes of the educational system. Prerequisite(s): EA650 or permission of instructor. (3 credit hours)
EA756: Financial Management and Leadership
Designed to prepare the aspiring and practicing school administrator for the responsibilities of financial management at the central office level of leadership in public schools. Includes theoretical concepts and practical skills necessary for successful school administration in the realm of finance. Emphasis on building budgets using state, local, and federal funds. Prerequisite(s): Admittance to the graduate program Specialist level.
EA760, EA761, EA762: Internship: Specialist Level
Designed to provide advanced Specialist students with an opportunity to gain relevant experience in school administration. Students seeking an initial certification and four hours credit enroll in EA760. For students seeking certification renewal or advanced certification, the EA761 option is for students who completed 600 clock hours of relevant internship (Master's level), and the three hours of credit for EA762 is required of a student who completed 600 clock hours of internship. Those seeking multiple certifications will probably need at least 6 credit hours. Prerequisite(s): Students must have been admitted to the program. (EA760-4 credit hours, EA761-3 credit hours, EA762-3 credit hours)
EA785: School Plant Planning and Operation
Designed to help central office administrators become cognizant of the fundamental concepts of planning, designing and constructing new educational facilities and/or the rehabilitation, remodeling or modernization of existing facilities. Additionally, the course includes operation and maintenance programs. Prerequisite(s): Admission to a Specialist in Educational Administration degree program. (3 credit hours)
EA787: Topics, Issues and Trends in School Administration
Directed study of special topics, issues and trends in school administration through seminars, forums, etc. Section 1 (1 semester hour); Section 2 (2 credit hours). Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
EF691: History of American Education
An examination of education in America from the colonial period to the present, focusing on educational ideas and practices in the context of American social and intellectual history. (3 credit hours)
EF692: Philosophy of Education
A study of the nature of philosophical inquiry in education. This course includes consideration of traditional and contemporary educational thought and the philosophical analysis of the problems of education. (3 credit hours)
GR799: Specialist Oral Examination
PY571: Introductory Behavioral Statistics
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics used in the reporting of educational and psychological research. (3 credit hours)
See "Graduate Course Listings" for a complete list of graduate courses and descriptions.
Required unless completed as part of the Master's program or unless the candidate has one year of experience as an elementary or secondary school principal (as applicable).
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