Master of Arts in Education (MAE) -or- Advanced Studies Certificate (ASC)- PK-12 Principalship/PK-12 Supervisor of Special Education
Course Requirements and Sample Sequence Planning
  
  (Must have an approved Master's Degree for ASC Certification)  
 
Fall 270:245 Leadership 3 hrs.
270:206 Orientation to Educational Leadership 2 hrs.
       
Spring 270:247 Organizational Management: School and Community 3 hrs.
  270:291 Internship: Seminar 3 hrs.
 
 
Summer 270:282 Change and Transformation 2 hrs.
(on campus) 270:249 Curriculum and Assessment

2 hrs.
250:205 Educational Research 3 hrs.
** ASC students will not be required to take Educational Research if taken in their master's programs.  
 
 
Fall 270:232 School Governance, Law, & Intersystems Relations 3 hrs.
       
Spring 270:291 Internship: Seminar 2 hrs.
  220:260 Special Education Law & Policy 3 hrs.
       
Summer 200:214 Foundations of Instructional Psychology 3 hrs.
  270:292 Internship: Capstone 2 hrs.
       
Fall 270:284 Evaluator Approval for Improved Student Learning 3 hrs.
  270:292 Internship: Capstone 2 hrs.
       
Spring   Will pay for continuing research (approx. $50) in order for student to have access to the library, computer, etc...Will present Portfolio and finish up internship hours.  
      Total Hrs: 36

Courses are offered via the ICN on one weekday evening from 6-9 p.m. and one summer on-campus experience.

NOTE: Courses are subject to changes in which semester they are offered.

Additional Program Requirements:

Internship Notebook
Critical Element Reflective Research Papers
Comprehensive Portfolio

NOTE: A minimum of two years of teaching experience at any PK-12 grade level is required to enter the program. Three years of teaching experience at any PK-12 grade level is required for administrator licensure.