Program Profile
Educational Organization and Leadership Certificate of Advanced Study
The Off-Campus Educational Administration Program taught in Oak Brook offers graduate programs that embrace the broad array of administrative and supervisory positions in education. The Oak Brook General Administrative Endorsement (Type 75) cohort program is designed to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and experiences needed to meet the challenges and demands of contemporary building-level leaders, including principals, assistant principals, deans, and department chairs. The program is built around a concept of educational leaders that envisions the administrator as an active learner and facilitator of learning. Leaders are seen as thoughtful professionals who are reflective by inclination, who nurture and support a community of shared values based on democratic principles, and who empower others to lead. Delivery Method: Classes offered on: Total Number of Credit Hours: Students who have already earned a master’s degree may elect the Certificate of Advanced Study program, which requires 44 hours of coursework. One additional elective course is required for the Advanced Certificate, which will be approved through the student’s advisor and the Educational Administration program faculty. Credit options for courses within the program: Number of Required Campus Visits: 0 Enrollment Type: Admission Requirement(s): To be eligible for admission into the cohort, applicants must have completed a minimum of one year of full-time teaching or have acceptable school service- personnel experience. Application Deadline: Applications for admission to the summer cohort must be submitted by March 1. Departmental Program Website: www.ed.uiuc.edu/eol/edadmin/home.html |
Face-to-face/Videoconferencing 
Online 
Non-degree seeking (students not admitted to a degree program at the time of the course)