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| x remove Educational Specialist in Leadership, Ed.S. | |
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| Credits Required |
30
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| Format | |
| Location |
Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids campus. This program is also available in Traverse City. 
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| Coursework |
The degree is 30 credit hours divided into three components: 18 hours in the degree core area, nine hours in the administrative emphasis area, and a three hour culminating experience designed to apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions acquired throughout the program in an internship/practicum.
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| Career Options |
The degree prepares effective leaders for K-12 districts and organizations whose management and administrative understandings, skills, and dispositions foster quality education. A significant number of Ed.S. candidates have received jobs during and/or upon completion of their program as school administrators, central office directors, assistant superintendents and superintendents.
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| Application Deadline |
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| Skills Employers Want |
Educational specialist and leadership graduates will leave with the following skills:
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