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Offered Statewide in Indiana via Web Conferencing Purpose
The program is designed for teachers who already hold a master's degree. Students without a master's degree may pursue the license in conjunction with a master's (see MAE in Educational Administration and Supervision degree)
Course Delivery Method
Courses for this degree are offered statewide by IHETS Interactive, a Web conferencing system that utilizes Macromedia Breeze software. These courses are taught live on our main campus in Muncie and are simultaneously video streamed through the Internet to your home or office computer. Students must have a high-speed Internet connection, such as DSL, cable, or a T1 line, to view these classes. The Macromedia Breeze software can be downloaded free on the Internet. To find out if your computer is capable of viewing classes via Web conferencing, visit www.bsu.edu/distance/webconferencing.
Requirements
The following items along with the required course work, must be completed prior to applying for this license.
» Masters degree completed (a program at Ball State or a program taken elsewhere). Students who wish to complete this program as a master's degree and a licensing program combined, must meet all the admission criteria for a master's degree and be accepted through the Department of Educational Leadership and the Graduate School. Completion of the courses below will not guarantee a master's degree will be granted, unless you have been accepted in the master's degree program.
» Two years of teaching experience in an accredited school or schools in the grade coverage and areas as listed on your standard or proficient grade teaching license. This must be verified in the form of a letter by your employing school system and submitted to our office prior to or at the time of application for this license.
» School Leaders Licensure Assessment Test completed with a score of 165 or higher.
Course Requirements - 36 credit hours
EDAD 600 - Intro to Educational Leadership (3)
EDAD 630 - Personnel Admin in Educ Institutions (3)
EDAD 635 - Educational Decision Making (3)
EDAD 684 - Educational Finance (3)
EDAD 686 - School Law (3)
EDAD 689 - The School Principal (3)
EDAD 694 - Principal Internship (6)
EDCUR 601 - Principles and Procedures of Curriculum Dev (3)
EDSUP 650 - Supervision of Instruction (3)
EDPSY 640 - Methodology of Educational & Psychological Rsrch (3)
One course from the following:
EDFON 631 - Philosophy of Education (3)
EDFON 641 - History of American Education (3)
EDFON 651 - Educational Sociology (3)
EDMUL 660 - Mult-Cultural & Multi-Ethnic Educ in Amer Schls (3)
Advisor
Jane Thomas, Licensing Advisor
Teachers College
Phone: (765) 285-1168 or 1-800-382-8540
E-mail: jthomas@bsu.edu
Admission and Registration
» Students may apply for admission online at www.bsu.edu/gradschool/admissions. The graduate application fee is $25 for BSU alumni and $35 for non-BSU graduates. Additional information may be obtained on the Graduate School's Web site.
» Once you are admitted, you will be given a BSU username and password. You will need this information to register for classes online at www.bsu.edu/distance/schedule.
» Fees are due when billed by the Bursar's office or before the first day of the semester, whichever comes first. Paper bills are no longer mailed to a student's home. An e-mail notification is sent to your BSU e-mail account when a bill is ready to be viewed. Visa and MasterCard may be used to pay off-campus tuition. Persons age 60 and older may receive a 50 percent discount on tuition.
» Visit the DE Orientation Web site at www.bsu.edu/distance/orientation to become familiar with the Distance Education Program.
» Additional questions may be directed to 1-800-872-0369 or distance@bsu.edu.
The information presented here, correct at time of publication, is subject to change.
