Superintendent

The Educational Specialist Degree (EdS) in Education Leadership: Superintendent and licensure as a Superintendent are designed for individuals who wish to achieve proficiency beyond the Master's degree in the leadership role specific to that of school superintendent.

This program is also for individuals who wish to pursue a degree higher than the Master's degree for greater competency in non-licensure roles such as:

The Specialist Degree also satisfies the endorsement requirements for Superintendent licensure in Minnesota. Wisconsin accepts the WSU endorsement; Iowa requires that the candidate receive a Minnesota K-12 Principal license. The Minnesota K-12 Principal license is accepted, for at least a provisional principal’s license, in many states. For the Specialist Degree you must have completed a minimum of 30 credits beyond the Master’s Degree. This must include:

 
Licensure as a K-12 Principal requires that you have completed three years as a teacher in the area in which you were certified.  Social workers, school counselors and school psychologists who do not have the three years of classroom experience are required to complete 1050 hours in student teaching/internship before being licensed as a K-12 Principal. For licensure only (not the EdS) as a K-12 Principal, requires:

 
The 6 credits related to research are:

 
The 15 credits specific to the Superintendent are:

 
Up to 10 graduate credits (beyond the MS degree) may be transferred into a WSU degree. Any graduate coursework taken in Education Leadership may be used to waive required coursework. Extended experience in a specific area of leadership may be considered when completing a program of study. See your program advisor for details.

A detailed description of the courses and additional information can be found in the course catalog.