Superintendent
Superintendent is available as a Post-Baccalaureate Initial License or Renewal.
Post-Baccalaureate Initial License
Ed.S. Degree in School Superintendency
Must have at least 2 years of verifiable teaching experience in an accredited school under the area(s) on your teaching license before the license will be issued.
3 credit hours from:
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
Specialist-required courses (min. of 24 credit hours taken at Ball State)
| EDAD 640 | The Educational Administrator and Public Relations | 3 |
| EDAD 685 | Fiscal Management of Educational Agencies | 3 |
| EDAD 687 | Legal Aspects of Education | 3 |
| EDAD 688 | School Buildings, Grounds, and Equipment | 3 |
| EDAD 696 | Superintendent Internship | 3 |
| EDAD 698 | Seminar in Theories of Educational Leadership and Management | 3 |
| EDAD 780 | School District Administrator | 3 |
| EDAD 782 | Specialist Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| EDCU 610 | The Elementary School Curriculum | 3 |
| or | |
| EDCU 620 | The Secondary School Curriculum | 3 |
Required Courses
| EDAD 630 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| EDAD 635 | Educational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDAD 684 | Educational Finance and Ethics | 3 |
| EDAD 686 | School Law | 3 |
| EDAD 689 | The School Principal | 3 |
| EDCU 601 | Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development | 3 |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research | 3 |
| EDAD 650 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
Choose 6 hours from courses generally taken in the master's degree:
| SCCO 600 | Introduction to School Counseling | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDEL 644 | Education in a Diverse Society | 3 |
| EDFO 631 | Philosophy of Education | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDFO 651 | Educational Sociology | 3 |
| EDPS 603 | Psychology of Human Development | 3 |
| EDPS 641 | Introduction to Statistical Methods | 3 |
| EDPS 646 | Tests and Measurements | 3 |
| EDST 671 | Evaluation of Educational Programs | 3 |
Total Credits: 63