Building Level Administrator is available as Initial Licensure with MA, Post-Baccalaureate Initial License, or Renewal.
Initial Licensure with MA
Master's degree completed (this program or taken elsewhere) NOTE: Students who wish to complete this program as a master's degree and a licensing program combined, must meet all admission criteria for a master's and be accepted through the Department of Educational Leadership and our Graduate School. Completion of the courses below will not guarantee a master's degree will be granted, unless you have been accepted into the master's degree program.
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.
Required Courses
| EDAD 600 | Introduction to Educational Leadership | 3 |
| EDAD 630 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| EDAD 635 | Educational Decision Making | 3 |
| EDAD 650 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
| EDAD 684 | Educational Finance and Ethics | 3 |
| EDAD 686 | School Law | 3 |
| EDAD 689 | The School Principal | 3 |
| EDAD 694 | Principal Internship | 3 |
| EDPS 640 | Methodology of Educational and Psychological Research | 3 |
| EDCU 601 | Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Development | 3 |
EDCU 694 is 10 hours/week for 2 consecutive semesters, 6 credit hours in total.
One course from the following:
| EDFO 621 | Education and Ethics | 3 |
| EDFO 641 | History of American Education | 3 |
| EDMU 660 | Multicultural and Multiethnic Education in American Schools | 3 |
| EDCU 665 | Integrative STEM Education: Principles and Pedagogy | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 36
Post-Baccalaureate Initial License
Candidates who apply for this license-only program will have already earned a master's degree in a related, department-approved educational field. Students who wish to complete the license-only program must meet all the criteria for a master's degree, hold a valid teaching license and be accepted through the Department of Educational Leadership and the Graduate School.
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.
At least 18 credit hours of the license-only program must be completed through Ball State University.
Required Courses
EDAD 694 is 10 hours/week for 2 consecutive semesters, 6 credit hours total.