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SCHA731 Seminar: School and

Community Relations (3)

SCHA741 Seminar: Administration and

Organization of the Elementary,

Middle and Secondary School

Curriculum (3)

SCHA745 Instructional Processes and

Learning Environments (3)

SCHA760 Legal Aspects of School

Administration/Supervision (3)

SCHA792 Supervisory Internship (6)

EDUC788 Research in Education (3)

A curriculum course (K-12) in the

subject area for which certifica-

tion is being sought (3)

Program Requirements

A grade average of "B" or better must have

been earned for the courses taken as part of

this program. No more than one "C" grade will

be accepted.

Candidates for certification as a supervisor

must receive a satisfactory recommendation

from the director of the school supervision

program.

Certification

To be recommended by Edinboro University

for a Pennsylvania certificate as a supervisor

in a specific subject matter area the following

requirements must be met:

The applicant must possess a valid state

issued certificate in the content area for

which supervisory certification is being

requested.

The applicant must provide verification

of at least five years of satisfactory, pro-

fessional, certificated service in the area

requested.

The applicant must have satisfactorily

completed the certification program

School Supervision offered by Edinboro

University.

The applicant must provide the Dean of

Education with a completed application

form for a Pennsylvania certificate as a

school supervisor in a specific matter

area. This application may be obtained

from the office of the Dean of Education.

The applicant must be recommended by

the director of the School Supervision

program.

The applicant must be recommended by

the Dean of Education.

The applicant must have met all the certi-

fication requirements in effect at the time

the application for certification is submit-

ted.

Student Responsibility

It is the responsibility of the individual com-

pleting requirements for certification in school

supervision to submit the form needed to

obtain the certification from the Common-

wealth of Pennsylvania to the director of the

School Administration programs as soon as

the certification requirements have been com-

pleted.

It is also important to note here that school

supervision certification requires taking and

meeting the cutoff score for the Educational

Leadership Administration and Supervision

(Supervisor) #440 examination. It is the

responsibility of the individual to contact the

Teaching and Learning Division (for test

application and test dates), Educational Test-

ing Service, P.O. Box 6051, Princeton, NJ

08541-6051 (phone 609-771-7395, fax 609-

530-0581 or 609-771-7906).

Note: An individual seeking certification in

school supervision in a state other than Penn-

sylvania is responsible for knowing the certifi-

cation requirements for that state and for the

proper scheduling of courses so that the

requirements are met.

Letter of Eligibility for

Superintendent/Assistant

Superintendent and

IU Executive Director

The Program

The Department of Professional Studies offers

a post master's program leading to the Penn-

sylvania Letter of Eligibility. The program

consists of the coursework prescribed below:

Required Courses

SCHA796 The Superintendency (3)

SCHA797 Educational Technologies and

Facilities (3)

SCHA798 Strategic Planning and Policy

Analysis (3)

SCHA785 Negotiations and Labor Relations

(3)

SCHA799 Superintendent's Internship (3)

Completion of the following courses is avail-

able during the academic year/summer ses-

sions or the candidate may provide documen-

tation of prior completion.

SCHA715 Contemporary Issues in

Education (3)

SCHA731 School and Community Relations

(3)

SCHA741 Administration and Organization

of the Elementary, Middle, and

Secondary School Curriculum (3)

SCHA765 Public School Finance (3)

SCHA775 Management: Concepts and

Principles (3)

Admission Requirements

Pennsylvania resident

Master's of Education degree

Pennsylvania Principal of Supervisor

Certificate

Six years of satisfactory professionally

certificated service of which three of the

six years must have been in a certificated

supervisory or administrative capacity

Complete the online graduate application

Submit application fee of $25.00*

Submit a copy of Pennsylvania Profes-

sional Certificate

Submit official undergraduate and gradu-

ate transcripts

Educational Leadership

Courses

SCHA700

INTRODUCTION TO

EDUCATIONAL

ADMINISTRATION

3 sem. hrs.

This introductory course includes historical

review of the development of public and

school administration, studies of the settings

for and functions of public and school admin-

istration, theories of administration, and the

responsibility of the school principal to act as

an effective agent of change.

SCHA710 SEMINAR: EDUCATION

AND SOCIETY

3 sem. hrs.

This course analyzes the social structures and

interrelations of elementary, secondary, and

higher education institutions. It identifies and

analyzes school-community interrelationships

and processes by which educational objectives

are developed, implemented, and evaluated by

society.

SCHA715 SEMINAR:

CONTEMPORARY ISSUES

IN EDUCATION 3 sem. hrs.

This course considers some of the most press-

ing problems on the present American educa-

tional scene. Students develop processes of

questioning, search and concern about the

answers and positions taken by authorities in

the area of public school administration.

SCHA720

SEMINAR: DYNAMICS

AND PROCESSES OF

CHANGE FOR SCHOOL

ADMINISTRATORS

3 sem. hrs.

This course studies field experiences, role

playing and case studies, and discusses the

factors, dynamics, and processes involved in

assessing need for change and in determining

effective, efficient operations to secure desired

change. It involves the fields of psychology

and education.

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