Advanced graduate study: sixth-year (post-master's) programs
(Ed.S. and Class AA Certification)
Post-Master's or Sixth-Year Graduate Programs for Educational Specialist which lead to an (Ed.S.) Degree and Class AA (State of Alabama) Professional Certification for Instructional Specialist are available for qualified individuals in the areas listed below.
In addition to college requirements students seeking certification will have a graduate program committee plan a program based upon the student's training, experience and needs. This committee will determine if any prerequisite courses are needed.
| Course Requirements | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| Core Courses required for all Educational Specialist program include | 12 |
| IDE 615 | |
| EDU/IDE 650 | |
| EDU/IDE 692 | |
| Departmental 699 | |
| SPE 500 is taken only if the student has not had a recent equivalent. The course then becomes an added course to the program. | |
| Elementary Education/Early Childhood | 18 |
| EDF 615 or EPY 602 | |
| EDU/IDE 640 | |
| EEC 601 | |
| EEC 610 | |
| EEC 622 | |
| EDL 607 | |
| Secondary Education | 18 |
| EDU/IDE 640 | |
| EDL 607 | |
| 12 semester hours from appropriate teaching field: English language arts, mathematics, science, or social science. | |
| Instructional Leadership Support Field from | 18 |
| EDL 694 | |
| EDL 607 | |
| EDL 611 | |
| EDL 621 | |
| EDL 631 | |
| EDL 695 | |
| Reading Specialist | 18 |
| EDL 607 | |
| EDU/IDE 640 | |
| 12 Credit Hours From: | |
| RED 611 | |
| RED 612 | |
| RED 613 | |
| RED 615 | |
| RED 630 | |
| RED 640 | |
| RED 648 | |
| Teacher Leader | 18 |
| EDL 607 | |
| EDU/IDE 640 | |
| LTE 645 | |
| LTE 646 | |
| LTE 647 | |
| RED 648 | |
| Special Education | 18 |
| EDU/IDE 640 | |
| EDF 615 or EPY 602 | |
| SPE 601 | |
| SPE 609 | |
| SPE 642 | |
| SPE 643 |
| Department of Leadership and Teacher Education | (251) 380-2761 |
|---|---|
| Chair | R. Allan Allday |
| Professors | Baxter, Bounds, Giles, Green, Kent |
| Associate Professors | Allday, Ferguson, Maulding Green, Vitulli |
| Assistant Professors | Brannan, Byrd, Carmouche, Delmas, Gossen, Hensley, Johnson, McCorrison, Morrison, Morton, Parrish, Reeves, Szatkowski |
| Senior Instructor | Simpson |
| Instructors | Holland |
Department of Leadership and Teacher Education website
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/ceps/lte/
Undergraduate
The Department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education leading to Alabama Class B certification in the following areas: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department offers the Bachelor of Science degree in Education with a major in Early Childhood Studies.
Graduate
The department offers the M.Ed. degree leading to Alabama Class A Certification in the following areas: Art Education, Instructional Leadership, Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, English for Speakers of Other Languages, Secondary Education, and Special Education. The department offers the M.Ed. degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis in higher education leadership. The department also offers the Instructional Specialist degree (Ed.S.) leading to Alabama Class AA Certification in the following areas: Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Instructional Leadership, Reading Specialist, Secondary Education, Special Education and Teacher Leader. The department offers the Doctor of Education degree in Educational Leadership.