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2008-2009 Graduate Academic Catalog 
    
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Educational Leadership - Master of Education (M.Ed.)


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The mission of the Educational Leadership and Services Department encompasses the following:

  1. Administering the Education Specialist degree and the Master of Education degree with the major emphasis in educational administration and supervision.
  2. Designing and coordinating in-service and staff development programs for school administrative personnel.
  3. Designing and providing special services courses and programs such as those for educational technology, computer services and counseling.

The Master of Education degree is available with the major emphasis in four cognate areas. In August of 2006, voluntary administrative certification was re-instated in Michigan. The Master’s in Educational Leadership, in the Principalship cognate, meets the State requirements of certification for those completing the program. The M.Ed. four cognates are:

  1. Educational Leadership: Designed to prepare curriculum leaders and central office leaders.
  2. Principalship: Designed to prepare elementary, middle and secondary school principals and assistant principals.
  3. Chief School Business Official: Designed in cooperation with the College of Business to prepare the chief business official.
  4. Superintendency: Designed to prepare school system superintendents and their assistants.

M.Ed. Graduation Requirements (33 credits required)


Cognates


(12 credits required under one cognate; each student and his/her advisor will plan a cognate selected from the following [substitution may be made in accordance with University policy].)

Chief School Business Official


(based on background and career goals, each student and his/her advisor from the Educational Leadership and Services Department and the College of Business and Management observing section R380.108 of the State “Administrator Certification Code” will plan a program for his/her cognate selected from the following courses.)

Capstone Course (3 credits required)


Note: EDL 660 should be completed during the last six credits of all four cognates. It is designed to integrate the state certification components and culminate the degree. Please see course description.

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