Administration and Supervision (M.Ed.)

The Master of Education in Administration and Supervision program at National Louis University is designed for certified and experienced educators who want to take on leadership roles — including principal positions — in K-12 educational settings.

Consider getting your Master of Education at National Louis University (NLU) if you want to earn your:

  • Type 75 administrative certificate in Illinois
  • Type 51 license and Type 10 endorsement in Wisconsin
  • State of Florida transcript endorsement for Educational Leadership

Why NLU for Administration and Supervision

NLU has a long-standing reputation for its education and administrator training programs, and is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). Since 1886, we've trained thousands of Chicago-area teachers, and continue to graduate the majority of Illinois' Golden Apple Award winners — one of the most prestigious teacher honors in the state. Our instructors bring both academic skills and their extensive leadership experience to the classroom, which brings unique depth to NLU’s Master of Education programs.

What You Will Learn

  • How to design and analyze system priorities and improvement plans
  • How to effectively lead and manage, while building collaboration in a school environment to ensure both student and faculty success
  • How to work more effectively with a team to identify, clarify and solve organizational challenges
  • How to evaluate financial and budgetary appropriations

Career Outlook

Employment for school administrators is projected to grow about 8 percent between 2008 and 2018. Job opportunities should be excellent due to a large number of expected retirements and fewer applicants.1

NLU has excellent placement rates for our graduate education students, helping them find opportunities through the university's Career Development Center.

Convenient 18 Month Formats

NLU's Master of Education is offered in two different formats designed to fit your professional and personal commitments. The blended format requires three face-to-face Saturday meetings with online instruction. The traditional model requires weekly face-to-face meetings one night per week during the school year and a varied summer schedule.

State Certification Requirements

Illinois
The General Administrative Certification is required for the position of assistant principal or principal and related or similar positions. Individuals seeking General Administrative Certification in Illinois must have two years teaching or school personnel experience.

Wisconsin
The sequence of courses qualifies 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 qualifies 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.

Florida
Graduates of the Master of Education and Educational Specialist in Administration and Supervision program may receive a transcript endorsement indicating the completion of a state approved program in Educational Leadership.

While the Educational Leadership programs are the same in all locations, certification processes, criteria, and license titles vary by state. NLU’s Educational Leadership Department Chair and campus Program Coordinators advise students about specific certification requirements and processes.

Admission Requirements

All applicants must meet NLU's general admission requirements. Refer to the appropriate application checklist.

 

1 www.bls.gov/oco/ocos007.htm#outlook

Locations

  • CHICAGO DOWNTOWN CAMPUS

    NLU’s Chicago campus on South Michigan Avenue occupies five floors of the historic Peoples Gas Building. This landmark building, across the street from the Art Institute of Chicago and Grant Park, is easily accessible by train, bus and car and is surrounded by restaurants, parking lots/garages and shops.

    122 S. Michigan Avenue
    Chicago, IL 60603
    800.443.5522

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  • ELGIN

    Conveniently located in a fast-growing business district off I-90 and Route 31, NLU Elgin features 10 classrooms with high-tech media equipment; a computer lab with high-speed Internet access; two conference rooms; and comfortable student lounges. Parking is free at this recently remodeled and upgraded teaching site, which now includes wireless Internet access.

    620 Tollgate Road
    Elgin, IL 60123
    800.443.5522

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  • NORTH SHORE

    Opened in the summer of 2006, NLU North Shore at Skokie is a state-of-the-art modern campus located just off the Edens Expressway near the Old Orchard Shopping Center. The campus includes 44 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a walk-in lab in the library; six conference rooms; a public café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; and multiple, comfortable student lounge areas.

    5202 Old Orchard Road
    Skokie, IL 60077
    800.443.5522

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  • LISLE

    Located just minutes from the East-West Tollway (I-88), NLU Lisle features 42 wireless classrooms equipped with high-tech media equipment; four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, including a separate walk-in lab in the library; a café for beverages and snacks; a student welcome center; a library for research and study; conference rooms; and six comfortable student lounge areas with wireless access.

    850 Warrenville Road
    Lisle, IL 60532
    800.443.5522

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  • WHEELING

    Located in one of Chicago's major northwest suburbs, the newly renovated NLU Wheeling includes 20 classrooms with high-tech media equipment, four conference rooms, four computer labs with high-speed Internet access, large student lounge areas with wireless capabilities and interactive video capabilities, and an extensive research library. The site also houses the university library research collection.

    1000 Capitol Drive
    Wheeling, IL 60090
    800.443.5522

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  • FLORIDA (TAMPA)

    Established in 1988 and located in one of the city's major business districts, NLU's Tampa campus serves students in 13 counties in central Florida. In addition to six classrooms, the campus features a conference room, a computer lab with high-speed Internet access, an extensive research library and comfortable student lounges.

    4950 West Kennedy Blvd. #300
    Tampa, FL 33609
    800.366.6581 | www.nl.edu/florida

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  • WISCONSIN

    NLU's Milwaukee campus has a proud history of serving graduate students in education in southeastern Wisconsin. Nearly one in five certified Wisconsin teachers looks to NLU for graduate education programs – more than any other university in the state. In addition to classrooms with high-tech media equipment, the campus offers a state-of-the-art computer lab with wireless Internet access and an extensive IDS research library.

    12000 West Park Place, Suite 100
    Milwaukee, WI 53224-3007
    414.577.2658

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