Educational
Leadership & Policy Studies
Education
Specialist (Ed.S.)
The Education Specialist program in Educational Leadership prepares
individuals for leadership positions in schools, K-12.
It is an advanced graduate degree program; the Ed.S. Degree
is ranked one step above the Master's Degree and one step below
the Doctoral Degree.
Admissions for the Specialist program occur concurrently with the Doctoral program, approximately once per year.
Admissions
Requirements
Applicants to the Program must:
-
Have an official
GRE score of 1000 (verbal plus quantitative), or
a minimum GRE score of 800 (v. plus q.) and
a GPA in the Master's degree of at least 3.5;
-
Hold a Master's
degree from an accredited institution;
- Hold a Florida Professional Educator's Certificate in Educational
Leadership (K-12);
-
Submit three letters
of recommendation from persons knowledgeable about the applicant's
academic and professional competence;
- One-page writing sample (goals statement)
-
Contact the Program
Advisor (Dr. Darlene Bruner) prior to applying to Graduate
Admissions.
- Apply online: www.grad.usf.edu
Program
of Study
The Ed.S. Degree program
requires 15 semester hours of major course work at the Doctoral
level, 9 semester hours at the Master's or advanced graduate
level, and 3 semester hours of course work in the area of research
methods. A thesis/project is also required (9 semester
hours) for a minimum total of 36 semester hours' credit.
There is also a comprehensive examination required. The
student must have a supervisory committee consisting of three
faculty members credentialed for advanced graduate committee
work.
Required Specialization
Courses (15 hours)
EDA
7222 - Administration of School Personnel Policies (3)
EDA
7233 - Legal Dimensions of School Administration (3)
EDA
7247 - Advanced School Finance (3)
EDS
7130 - Teacher Evaluation (3)
EDG
7667 - Analysis of Curriculum and Instruction (3)
OR
EDG
7692 - Issues in Curriculum and Instruction (3)
Specialization
Electives
These courses may be
taken at the Master's and/or Advanced Graduate levels from the
areas of Educational Leadership, K-12; Higher Education-Community
College, Adult or Vocational Education; or Instructional Technology
for a minimum of 9 hours.
Core Elective
Coursework from the Measurement
and Research Department for a minimum of 3 hours.
Thesis/Project:
EDA
6971 - 9 hours
Minimum Grand
Total for the Program: 36 hours
Note: A written comprehensive
examination is also required.
Additional
Program Information
Certification in Educational
Leadership is not offered through the Ed.S. degree.
If you are interested in Educational Leadership certification, please visit the certification
only section of the website. Once certification is
obtained, 3-4 courses may be transferable to an Ed.S. program.
Contact an advisor for more information.
Contact
Information
For additional information,
contact Dr. Leonard Burrello, Ed.S. Program Coordinator
E-mail: burrello@coedu.usf.edu
Phone: (813) 974-4078
Fax: (813) 974-5423
Mailing Address:
Department of Educational
Leadership and Policy Studies
University of South
Florida, College of Education
4202 E. Fowler Ave.,
EDU162
Tampa, FL 33620
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