M.Ed./C.A.S. | IL/WI Requirements | Ed.S. | Ed.D.

The general administrative certification is required for the position of assistant principal or principal, assistant or associate superintendent, and related or similar positions. Although the sequences were developed in consultation with the Illinois State Board of Education and in reference to certification requirements, prospective students are encouraged to discuss programs leading to certification with a member of the graduate faculty. Individuals seeking general administrative certification in Illinois must have two years teaching or school personnel experience.

In the State of Wisconsin this sequence of courses qualified the student for the endorsement of the Type 51 license (K-12 principalship) and the endorsement of the Type 10 license (Director of Instruction). By taking one additional course (SPE561 Supervision of Programs for Exceptional Children and Adolescents) the student also qualified for the endorsement of the Type 80 license (Director of Pupil Services/Special Education). The State of Wisconsin requires three years school personnel or teaching experience to gain the Type 51, Type 10 or Type 80 licensure. In order for National College of Education to approve a program for certification, a minimum of six courses within one of the certification programs must be taken on a resident campus.

General Administrative Endorsement

Instructional Leadership 12 SH

• EDL551 System and Staff Development 3
• EDL552 Administration of Curriculum 3
• EDL553 Supervising Instruction 3
• EDL554 System and Staff Evaluation 3

Management of Public Schools 12 SH

• EDL501 Educational Finance 3
• EDL502 Educational Law and Governance 3
• EDL506 Collective Negotiations and Personnel Administration 3
• EDL512 Communication Skills for School Leaders 3

Schools and Public Policy 4-6 SH

• EDL504 School-Community Relations 3
• EDL510 Administration and Organizational Development of Schools 3