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What Courses Will I Take?

Take a look at the classes you’ll take to get your Superintendent Certification and plan your future one step at a time. These courses are structured to be taken over the course of one year.

 
Superintendent Certificate

The classes you’ll take in our Superintendent Certificate program will help you become the leader you're ready to be.

Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
EDU 8321 Education Law and Policy  3
EDU 8323 Supervision of Personnel and the Instructional Program  3
EDU 8324 Planning and Facilities  3
EDU 8326  School Finance and Budgeting  3
EDU 8335 The Superintendency and Internship  3
Principal Certification

Here are the courses in the Principal's Certification program that will help you get into that Principal's Office.

Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
EDU 6315 Instructional Leadership in Schools  3
EDU 6316 School Law Administration  3
EDU 6317  Administration in EC-12th Grade Curriculum  3
EDU 6319  Principal Internship  3
EDU 6362 The Principalship  3
One of the following:    
EDU 6318 Supervision and Professional Development at School Level  3
EDU 6342 Special Populations and Program  3
EDU 6348 Managing Campus Resources  3  
Reading Specialist Certification

The courses in our Reading Specialist Certification program are designed to help you be the best resource for your students.

Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
RDG 6332 Teaching Literature and Writing to Adolescents 3
RDG 6319 Foundations of Reading 3
RDG 6320 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties 3
RDG 6322 Research Practicum in Reading 3
RDG 6324 Reading Clinic 3
EDU 6360 Language Acquisition 3
One of the following:    
RDG 6345 Reading in the Content Area—Elementary 3
RDG 6346 Reading in the Content Area—Secondary 3
Master Reading Teacher Certificate

These are the courses that will prepare you to be a better teacher and an influential mentor as you work towards your Master Reading Teacher Certificate. 

Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
RDG 6319 Foundations of Reading 3
RDG 6320 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties 3
RDG 6322 Research Practicum in Reading 3
RDG 6324 Reading Clinic 3
One of the following:    
RDG 6345 Reading in the Content Area—Elementary 3
RDG 6346 Reading in the Content Area—Secondary 3
TESOL Certificate

The courses you'll take in our TESOL Certificate program are designed to develop your teaching skills for your non-English speaking students.

Course Description Credit Hours
Course Description Credit Hours
EDU 6320 ESL Methodology  3
EDU 6356 Applied Linguistics  3
EDU 6357 Cross-Cultural Communications  3
EDU 6358 Improving Practice Internship  3
EDU 6360 Language Acquisition  3
RDG 6320 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties  3