The program emphasizes the knowledge prescribed in the eight domains of the Florida Council on Educational Management leadership core and seeks to prepare students for the Florida Educational Leadership Exam (FELE). Students must select an area of emphasis with 6 semester hours in that emphasis. Areas of emphasis are: primary education, middle school education, secondary school education, and exceptional student education.

Professional Education Common Core (9 sh)

	EDF 6218	Current Issues Student Development & Learning	3
	EDF 6602	Trends and Issues in Education: Social, Historical & Philosophical Analysis	3
	EDG 6344	Instructional Management & Technology	3

Major Requirements (21 sh)

	EDA 5191	Leadership in Education: Theories & Practices	3
	EDA 6061	Educational Organization/Administration	3
	EDA 6222	Administration of School Personnel	3
	EDA 6232	Law & Education	3
	EDA 6240	Introduction to School Finance	3
	EDA 6503	The Principalship	3
	EDS 6105	Human Relations & Communications in Education	3

This program is designed primarily for professionals who hold positions of leadership in education or who aspire to provide educational leadership. The purpose of the program is to develop and enhance the functional capability of educational leaders. The research component is practitioner-oriented with emphasis on the utilization of research findings for decision making.

The degree in curriculum and instruction is designed primarily for professionals who are involved in designing, developing, and implementing learning experiences for children, adolescents, or adults. Emphasis is upon analyzing personnel needs; improving instructional skills; designing curriculum and instructional strategies; and interpreting, applying, and conducting research appropriate to a particular instructional or learning mode.

ADMISSION
Applicants must meet the minimum standards for admission to graduate studies. Additional requirements are the following:

1. Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2. Meet any two of the following:
   1. GRE score of 1000,
   2. Master's degree GPA of at least 3.25,
   3. GPA of at least 3.0 on the last 60 semester hours of the bachelor's degree; and
3. Letter of application to the program describing academic background and scholarly/research interest; educational objectives; and the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three professional references.

DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
To be eligible for an Ed.S. degree, a student must meet the following requirements:

1. Be admitted to the program
2. Submit an approved degree plan which includes at least 36 semester hours.
3. At least 15 semester hours of all course work in the educational leadership program must be of the 7000 level; at least 9 semester hours of all course work in the curriculum and instruction specialist program must be of 7000 level. The remainder will be at the 5000-6000 level except when specific waivers have been obtained.
4. Complete degree requirements within seven years from the date of admission.
5. Be recommended for graduation by the departmental chairperson.

Specialization Courses (18 sh)

	EDA 7217	Effective Communication Techniques	3
	EDA 7423	School Reform: Research to Practice	3
	EDA 7931	Seminar with High Performing Educational Leaders	3
	EDG 7286	Applied Program Evaluation	3
	Electives (approved by program advisor and department chair)		6