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Elementary Education

The degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis at the elementary level meets South Dakota requirements for the principalship endorsement.  In order to be endorsed, individuals must have three years of verified teaching experience on a valid teaching certificate in a k-12 school, one year of which includes classroom experience or direct services to students.  

The following courses are required of all students completing their Educational Administration degrees. All except the internship and capstone are available online.  In addition, the elementary principalship program has 3 elective credits. 

 

EDAD 700 Introduction to School Administration 2 cr
EDAD 695 Practicum (concurrent with EDAD 700) 1 cr
EDAD 707 The Principalship 2 cr
EDAD 708 Elementary Principalship Practicum 1 cr
EDAD 715  Supervision 3 cr
EDAD 730 School Finance 2 cr
EDAD 735 School Law 3 cr
EDAD 794 Internship 3 cr
EDAD 741 School Community Relations 2 cr
EDFN 730 Current Issues in Education 3 cr
EDFN 745 Effective Teaching:  Theory into Practice 3 cr
EDFN 747 Curriculum:  Theory into Practice 2 cr
ELED 748 Elementary Curriculum  Practicum 1 cr
EDER 761 Informational Literacy 3 cr
EDFN 790 Seminar:  Capstone 1 cr

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