Specialist in Education - Educational Leadership

For general degree requirements, see the College of Education and the General Degree Requirements pages.

Area 1 Professional Core                  Required Hours: 3 
EDUF 7116 Action Research: Assessing and Monitoring Student and School Achievement 

Area 2 Concentration                       Required Hours: 27-33 
EDUL 6279 Capstone Experience: Leadership for Improving Student Achievement 
EDUL 7105 The School Improvement Plan 
EDUL 7106 Curriculum Design for School Improvement 
EDUL 7107 School Reform and The Change Process 
EDUL 7794 Accountability and Effective School Models
EDUL 7795 Increasing Student Motivation and Student Support Systems
EDUL 7796 Team Building and the Communication Process
EDUL 7797 Budget Alignment to School Mission
EDUL 7698 Internship for School Improvement
EDUT 7795 Technology Practices for the Efficient Management of Learning Environment
Note: Up to eight semester hours of approved electives from EDUL 6000-level courses that support specialty may be substituted for the above courses, as needed.
EDUL 7000 Portfolio/Verbal Analysis
*The specialist portfolio is to be evaluated jointly by appropriate CSU faculty and by a designated home-district school leader/mentor. Verbal analyses of the Eight Hour Field Experience Application/Action Research/Problem Resolution is required as part of the portfolio.

Total Hours Required: 30-36