Educational Specialist
(32units) The Educational Specialist Degree is a post-masters program that further develops educational leaders to embrace the complexities of educational leadership and the change process in dynamic educational organizations and learning communities. This program, offered at ALL School of Education locations, builds on the foundation of the Preliminary Tier I Administrative Services credential. Educational Specialist candidates working in the school setting, enroll in this degree program as they complete the Tier II Administrative Services credential. This advanced degree program is ideal for:
- Private school and corporate leaders who seek advanced graduate study focused on organizational development and change.
- Experienced teacher leaders, counselors, and administrators seeking educational/career/salary advancement that may lead to a doctorate.
- Administrators to clear their credential and earn an advanced degree in preparation for a district level position.
Program Distinctions:
The Educational Specialist degree may be accepted by other institutions as applicable toward the doctoral degree.
The Educational Specialist degree program is an evidence-based program theoretical principles in coursework are tested out as part of action research. Candidates develop program plans for their graduate level coursework and fieldwork, building on the evidence of prior knowledge, skills, and dispositions that they bring into the program. This instructional design is focused on evidence of significant candidate transformation aligned with the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSELs).
Candidates may transfer 6 units of specific graduate level coursework to this degree.
COURSES:
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Required Courses (32 units):
GED700 Leadership Theories and Human Relations (3 units)
GED715 Instructional Leadership and Staff Development (3 units)
GED725 Management of Human Resources (3 units)
GED730 Decision Making for curriculum change and Improvement (3 units)
GED740 Educational Law, Finance and Governance (3 units)
GED755 Professional and Political Issues in Organizations (3 units)
GED760 School/Community Relations in a Changing Society (3 units)
GED780 Philosophical and Sociological Backgrounds n Education (3 units)
GED795 Concurrent Course Assignments (8 units)
Required Courses for the Tier II Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential AND the Educational Specialist Degree (32-34 units)
GED700, GED715, GED725, GED730, GE740, GED755, GED760, GED780 and the Tier II courses GED796 Advanced fieldwork, Mentoring and Induction (3 units) and GED797 Professional Development and Assessment and GED798 Research Design Seminar (2 units) and successful completion of a Comprehensive Examination or GED794 Dissertation Design (2 units)
SCHEDULES:
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For information about courses, please view the Catalog Course Descriptions
TO APPLY:
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For additional admissions information, follow instruction on Admissions page.
KEY CONTACTS BY LOCATION:
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Arcadia: Don Phillips, donphillips@pointloma.edu
Bakersfield
Inland Empire
Mission Valley: Brian Thurman, brianthurman@pointloma.edu, 619-563-2868
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