Academic Programs - Educational Administration and Policy
Specialist in Education Degree in Educational Administration and Policy (Ed.S.)
The Program in Educational Administration and Policy offers two Programs of Study for the Specialist in Education Degree. Both Plan A and Plan B consist of 30 semester hours of coursework.
Plan A is for professionals who are seeking educational leadership certification as a part of the Specialist in Education degree. To be admitted to the Plan A (Certification Option), the Program in Educational Administration and Policy must have a formal signed partnership agreement with the applicant’s employing school system, and a letter of recommendation from a system-level administrator stating that the applicant is in a leadership role or position and expressing support for the candidate to participate in the performance-based Program of Study (Plan A).
Plan B is for professionals who wish to earn the Ed.S. degree without the performance-based component that leads to the educational leadership certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).
Program of Study
Core Courses 18 Semester Hours (Plan A & B)
| EDAP 6170 or 7040* | Education Law and Professional Ethics or School Law – 3 Semester Hours |
| EDAP 8115 or 8120* | Building Level Administration or District Level Administration – 3 Semester Hours |
| EDAP 8000 | Leadership in a Diverse Society – 3 Semester Hours |
| EDAP 8290 | Politics of Education – 3 Semester Hours |
| EDAP Elective | – 3 Semester Hours |
| EDAP Elective | – 3 Semester Hours |
*GaPSC required pre-service courses which must be completed prior to sustaining additional coursework.
Research Course: 3 Semester Hours (Plan A & B)
| EDAP 8600 | Management and Analysis of Administrative Data—3 Semester Hours |
Plan A only: Performance-Based Program: 9 Hours
| EDAP 8611 or EDAP 8711 | Supervised Educational Leadership Residency – Building/District-level |
| EDAP 8612 or EDAP 8712 | Supervised Educational Leadership Residency – Building/District-level |
| EDAP 8613 or EDAP 8713 | Supervised Educational Leadership Residency – Building/District-level |
Plan B only: Additional EDAP Electives in lieu of the residency courses (9 semester hours)
Admissions: Fall, Spring, Summer
Courses for the Ed.S. in EDAP degree are offered on the Athens and Gwinnett Campuses. Some courses are offered in a traditional face-to-face format, some are offered online, some are offered in a blended format, and some include Saturday seminars.
Students in the ED.S. in Educational Administration and Policy degree program who do not currently hold Georgia educator certification should inquire with the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC) to determine if there are other requirements which must be met in order for them to receive Georgia educator certification, in addition to completing the degree program requirements.
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