This program is designed for educators with at least three years of teaching experience who currently hold a Master’s degree and a valid Minnesota teaching license and who wish to become licensed as a principal or superintendent in the state of Minnesota while earning a Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree.
Note: An alternative path is available for non-licensed teachers. The Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree is designed to provide Minnesota schools with the highest possible quality principals and superintendents. The goals of this program include the licensure of graduates with the academic and moral standards that epitomize the values of Concordia University.
Principal Licensure
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ED 7001 | Principal Leadership in 21st Century Schools | 3 |
| ED 7002 | HR for Principals | 3 |
| ED 7003 | Principal's Role in Instructional Supervision | 3 |
| ED 7004 | Data Use and Analysis for Principals | 3 |
| ED 7005 | Principals and the Facilitation of Change | 3 |
| ED 7006 | Legal Issues for Principals | 3 |
| ED 7007 | Finance and Business Management for Principals | 3 |
| ED 7008 | Ethics and Interpersonal Effectiveness for Principals | 3 |
| ED 7009 | Principal Internship 1 | 2 |
| ED 7010 | Principal Internship 2 | 2 |
| ED 7011 | Principal Internship 3 | 2 |
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| Total Credits | 30 |
Superintendent Licensure
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| ED 7031 | Superintendent Leadership in 21st Century School Districts | 3 |
| ED 7032 | HR Issues for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7033 | Legal Issues for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7034 | School District and Community Relations for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7035 | Data Use and Analysis for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7036 | Critical Issues and Analysis of Public Policy for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7037 | Superintendents and the Facilitation of Change | 3 |
| ED 7038 | Ethics and Interpersonal Effectiveness for Superintendents | 3 |
| ED 7039 | Superintendent Internship | 6 |
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| Total Credits | 30 |
Director of Special Education Licensure
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| ED 7073 | Legal Issues for Directors of Special Education | 3 |
| ED 7074 | Program Policies and Inclusionary Leadership | 3 |
| ED 7077 | Special Education Financial Policy and Funding | 3 |
| ED 7079 | Director of Special Education Internship | 6 |
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Organizational Leadership
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
| ED 7040 | Leadership and Scholarship I | 3 |
| ED 7041 | Leadership and Scholarship II | 3 |
| ED 7042 | Human Resource Management in Today's 21st Century Organizations | 3 |
| ED 7043 | Leadership Exemplars | 3 |
| ED 7044 | Leading Change in Today's Organizations | 3 |
| ED 7045 | Advanced Leadership Ethics | 3 |
| ED 7080 | Residency I: Leadership and Problems of Practice | 3 |
| ED 7046 | Leadership and Scholarship III | 3 |
| ED 7047 | Influences and Assessment of Public Policy | 3 |
| ED 7048 | Organizational Theory | 3 |
| ED 7049 | Introduction to Concordia Educational Leadership Approach | 2 |
| ED 7050 | Leadership and Civil Discourse in the Pubic Arena | 2 |
| ED 7051 | Overview of Research Methodology | 3 |
| ED 7081 | Residency II: Dissertation Preparation | 3 |
| ED 7090 | Leadership and Scholarship Coaching I | 2 |
| Total Credits | 42 |
