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Western Illinois University | GRADUATE SCHOOL | Student Services (Macomb) | Student Services (Moline) | FAQ | EDL Graduate Information | |
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| Illinois CERTIFICATION EXAM information | |||
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For information about degree plans, graduation requirements, graduate courses, graduate admission requirements. You must first be admitted as a WIU graduate student BEFORE the Educational Leadership Dept. will screen your application. Additional information on Graduate School requirements for EDL students |
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The Educational Administration
Dept. offers a Masters Degree of Science in Educational Leadership |
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| The state requirements for certification in Iowa and Illinois are slightly different but WIU's certification officer: Linda Tomlinson issues the certificate. | |||
In IOWA you must have 5 years of service at the grade level that you want to administer. |
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| Illinois issues a Type 75 which is PreK-12 grade. Internship experiences for Illinois therefore require that you have field experiences at all grade levels. See your advisor for details. | |||
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The Master of Science in Education (M.S.ED.) degree in educational leadership requires a minimum of 38 semester hours (27 or more in educational administration from Western Illinois University) to be selected in consultation with the student's adviser if approved by the Graduate Committee. The student may earn certification in K-12 administration (Type 75) after completing the degree program. |
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| EDL 500 Leadership Development and Self-Assessment (3 s. h.) | EDL 505 School Improvement and Organizational Development (3 semester hours) | EDL 517 Fundamentals of Education Law (3 semester hours) | |
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EDL 560 Supervision of Instruction (3 s.
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EDL 571Site-Based Curriculum Planning (3 s. h.) | EIS 500 Methods of Research (3 semester hours) | |
| Electives to be selected in consultation with the student's adviser: 20 s.h. | |||
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You must have a minimum of 38 hours to graduate with a Masters degree from our department. You can transfer up to 8 (eight) hours from another institution and/or from WIU with minimal difficulty. You must however, start your SIX YEAR clock from the semester that your FIRST course (including transfer courses) was completed. |
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38 hours in WIU Educational Leadership courses are required for a Master's Degree. IF you transfer other graduate credit coursework into this masters degree then you will complete your degree BEFORE you complete your certification. The required hours beyond your masters will place you higher on the salary schedule. (ie. Masters PLUS 3) |
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NOT TAKE ANY COURSES from another institution without getting written
permission to do so BEFORE you take the course.
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ALL of the following courses are required for Illinois TYPE 75 Certification. |
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EDL 500 (3 semester hours) |
EDL 505 (3 semester hours) | EDL 511 (2 semester hours) | |
| EDL 514 (3 semester hours) | EDL 517 (3 semester hours) | EDL 518 (3 semester hours) | |
| EDL 519 (3 semester hours) | EDL 522 (3 semester hours) | EDL 538 (3 semester hours) | |
| EDL 539 (3 semester hours) | EDL 560 (3 semester hours) | EDL 571 (3 semester hours) | |
| EDL 555 (2 semesters long - 2 hrs. credit each semester) | |||
| You have six years to complete certification courses. If courses extend beyond that time, you may have to retake the course(s). Contact your advisor or the Graduate Coordinator 309-298-1070. | |||
