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Educational Specialist Degree

The Education Specialist Degree (Ed.S.) in Education Administration is designed to prepare administrators to serve in school settings from Kindergarten to grade twelve.  The Ed.S., in Education Administration requires at least 60 graduate credit hours of a planned program andmay include no more than 30 credit hours of an approved NCATE accredited master's degree (33 credit hours for the UM-St. Louis M.Ed. in Education Administration.) The Ed.S., is a terminal academic degree within the College of Education (COE); therefore, one-half (30 credit hours) must be completed within the COE after being admitted to the program. As constituted, the minimum course requirements for the Ed.S., in Education Administration collaterally meets the academic standards for both Elementary and Secondary advanced school administrator certification in Missouri.  Depending on the candidate's final program of courses, recommendation for the Misouri School Superintendent certification might require additional credit hours.

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Forms:

• Application for Ed.S.
• Letters of recommendation (need 3)
• S 1 Elementary
• S 1 Secondary
• S 1 Blank Form
• S 2 Blank Form
• Ed.S. Intent to Graduate form.