Duration: 18 months
Major in:
Curriculum and Instruction
Educational Administration
Course description:
The EdS is a graduate degree designed especially for directors of education, education superintendents, school principals, curriculum specialists, and other practitioners. An EdS degree is recognized as an intermediate professional degree, between a master’s and a doctoral degree. The focus of the EdS program is on preparing Christian educators who can provide effective leadership, promoting and improving Christian education in their areas of responsibility. The EdS program is offered with emphases in the areas of Curriculum and Instruction (Program Director: Prema Gaikwad) and Educational Administration (Program Director: Dolf Oberholster). Cognates for the EdS degree are available in a variety of areas, including Business Management, Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Administration, Fundamentals of Education, Public Health, Instructional Technology, Library Administration, Religious Education, Research and Statistics, and TESOL. The estimated time for completing the EdS program is approximately 18 months (approximately 12 months for coursework beyond the MA in Education and approximately 6 months for the EdS Project). Prerequisites may increase this estimate.
Admission requirements:
1. An MA degree or it's equivalent (a minimum of 36 sem. Hrs. Required), with a minimum GPA of 3.20 (four-point scale). A prospective student who does not meet the entry-level GPA requirement may be admitted on scholastic probation and given opportunity to meet this requirement by earning a 3.20 GPA at AIIAS during the first 12 semester hours.
2. Demonstrated English proficiency.
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