
Educational Specialist Degree in Administration and Supervision
The Educational Specialist Degree in Administration and Supervision (Ed.S.A.S) at University of the Cumberlands is a forty-five-hour program designed for those individuals seeking an advanced degree in the area of school administration.
The Educational Specialist Degree in Administration and Supervision provides post-graduate candidates the opportunity to enhance their knowledge and skills by accumulating a wide array of specialty knowledge in school administration and supervision. Graduate students enrolled in the Education Specialist Degree will go through two 100-hour practicum, which will enable them to gain valuable experience as an Instructional Supervisor and as a School Superintendent.
Advanced candidates in the forty-five hour Educational Specialist Degree in Administration and Supervision program will receive Levels I and II certification as Supervisor of Instruction as well as Superintendent Certification. Coursework for the Ed.S.A.S. will be delivered through traditional learning methods (on-campus) and/or through online delivery methods.
The program curriculum will prepare graduate students to meet the challenging needs of public education.
A listing of courses required for the degree is provided below:
- EDUC/EDOL 547 - Diversity in Multicultural Society
- EDAD/ADOL 630 - Introduction to Educational Administration
- EDAD/ADOL 631 - School Program Improvement
- EDAD/ADOL 639 - The Supervisor
- EDAD/ADOL 643 - Special Education and School Leadership
- EDAD/ADOL 665 - Practicum: Supervisor of Instruction
- ELCC 835 - Administrative Strategies for School Improvement
- ELSA 730 - The Politics of Educational Decision Making
- EDAD/ADOL 632 - Human Resource Management and Supervision
- EDAD/ADOL 634 - Business Management in Public Schools
- EDAD/ADOL 637 - School Law II
- EDAD/ADOL 640 - School Superintendency
- EDAD/ADOL 641 - School System Administration
- EDAD/ADOL 642 - Strategic Management
- EDAD/ADOL 669 - Superintendent Practicum
Online Courses/Degree Programs:
Administrative Certification Program - School Principal
Administrative Certification Program - Director of Pupil Personnel
Administrative Certification Program - Director of Special Education
Administrative Certification Program - Superintendent
Administrative Certification Program - Supervisor of Instruction
Alternative Certification in Special Education (LBD) with Certification P-12
B.S. in Business Administration
Certification as Reading and Writing Specialist
Master of Arts in Education (MAED)
Master of Arts in Teaching (M.A.T.)
Master of Arts in Education in School Counseling
Masters of Business Administration
Master of Arts in Professional Counseling
Educational Specialist Degree in Administration and Supervision

