Santa Clara University

Master of Arts Program

Education Administration: Preliminary Administrative Services

Advisor: Susan Charles

The process of professional preparation for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential is a 36-quarter-unit program designed to prepare a student to obtain a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. With an additional 9 quarter units, the candidate may also obtain a master's degree in Educational Administration.

Program
The program includes three (3-quarter-unit) foundation courses in leadership, instruction, and management, and five (3-quarter-unit courses) in law and politics, finance, human resources, community relations, communications, and technology. Students are also expected to complete or have completed or have relevant experience working with individuals who exhibit differences in learning abilities. Students are further required to enroll in 3 quarter-units of administrative field experiences (practicum) in which students undertake projects and activities in which they will have a related direct experience in leadership and decision making.

Prerequisites for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program
Candidates for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential must
a) demonstrate a 3.0 grade point average in post-baccalaureate work
b) hold a valid teaching or pupil personnel credential
c) present evidence of three years of successful teaching or pupil personnel work

Course Requirements for Credential

• EDUC 360-Foundations in Educational Leadership (3 units) 
• EDUC 361-Foundations in Instructional Program Iimprovements (3 units)
• EDUC 362-Foundations in Organizational and School Management (3 units)
• EDUC 363-Ethics, Law and Governance (3 units)
• EDUC 364-Interpersonal Communications (3 units)
• EDUC 365-Human Resources and Fiscal Services (3 units)
• EDUC 366-Community and Public Relations (3 units)
• EDUC 367-Field Experiences/Practicum (3 units)
• EDUC 368-Principles of Assessment (3 units)
• EDUC 369-Action Research (3 units)
• EDUC 370-Cultural Diversity and Equality (3 units)
• EDUC 371-School Intervention Programs (3 units)

Elective Courses for the Masters program (9 units) from the following

• EDUC 255-Special Topics Seminar (3 units)
• EDUC 355-Intro. To Gifted and Talented Education (3 units)
• EDUC 372-Politics and Marketing Strategies in School Administration (3 units)
• EDUC 374-Current Issues in Administration (3 units)
• EDUC 391-Educational Ethics (3 units)
• EDUC 392-The Study of Teaching (3 units)
• EDUC 393-Curriculum and Program Development (3 units)