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2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Educational Specialist in Educational Administration


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This 30-semester-hour program of advanced study in educational administration is designed to prepare eligible graduate students for various administrative positions in education. It emphasizes the technical and specialized aspects of administration and includes studies intended to refine the student’s competence to deal with more general aspects of educational theory. Within their program of studies, students may complete requirements for the superintendent endorsement. Other licensure requirements may be included in the program. Students should consult their adviser.

The student learning outcomes for this degree are located at http://www.niu.edu/assessment/clearinghouse/outcomes/index.shtml.

Admission


The faculty in educational administration select the most qualified applicants. Preference is given to experienced administrators who hold a master’s degree from an accredited university, with a minimum graduate GPA of 3.50. Faculty decisions are based on the total profile of each applicant. Any applicant who is denied admission may submit an appeal to be reviewed by the admissions committee and the faculty. Appeals must be in writing, explain the basis for the appeal, and include information not previously submitted.

Limitation of Time


The student must fulfill all of the requirements of the Ed.S. program within the six consecutive years immediately preceding the date of the student’s graduation from that program. This time limit applies to enrollment in all graduate course work in the student’s program including work for which transfer credit is allowed.

If an NIU course taken to complete the requirements for the Ed.S. program does not fall within the time limitation indicated in the previous paragraph, the department may require the student to retake the course for credit or may allow the student to demonstrate current knowledge of the subject matter. In the latter case, currency must be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the department offering the course through successful completion of an appropriate examination or other assessment if available from the department. Otherwise, the outdated course work must be deleted from, and other course work must be substituted in, the program of courses. Transfer courses falling outside the limitation of time cannot be used in a graduate program.

Requirements


The program requires 30 semester hours of graduate course work with a GPA of at least 3.00 in the degree program (excluding deficiency courses taken for graduate credit) as well as in all graduate course work taken at NIU. Below is a listing of areas of course work taken as part of the degree program.

Course work constituting common requirements in research understandings and skills, learning and development theories, and sociocultural analyses of education (12)

Course work in educational administration (15)

Successful completion of a candidacy examination. This examination encompasses the common requirements and the area of professional knowledge in educational administration. A student must be in good academic standing, both overall and in the Ed.S. program to be eligible to take this examination. (See program Student Handbook for further information.) A student who fails this examination may, with the permission of the major department, repeat it no sooner than the following academic term. A student who fails this examination a second time, or is not granted approval for a second attempt, shall not be permitted to continue work toward the Ed.S. degree, and admission to that program shall be terminated.

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