EdS Wisconsin Idea Executive Educational Leadership Preparation Program at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Programme overview

The Educational Specialist Program is most often completed by someone seeking a superintendent license. In Wisconsin, to be eligible for a superintendent license, you must either be in a PhD program and have completed preliminary exams (dissertation proposal) or hold an educational specialist degree.

Department: Educational Leadership Policy Analysis | Duration: 51 credits | Study mode: full-time | Location: Madison, WI, United States

What you will study

The degree requires a minimum of 51 credits. Courses listed in the requirements include ELPA 810 Doctoral Inquiry in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis; ELPA 846 The School Superintendency; ELPA 860 Organizational Theory and Behavior in Education; ELPA 870 The Politics of Education; ELPA 875 Theory and Practice of Educational Planning; ELPA 910 Seminar in Educational Law.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Students may not apply directly for the Educational Specialist (EdS) in Wisconsin Idea Executive Educational Leadership Preparation Program degree. It is available to students who entered the PhD in Wisconsin Idea Executive Educational Leadership Preparation Program, but chose not to complete the final requirement of the PhD: a dissertation. As a non-admitting degree, the EdS requires a degree change (from PhD to EdS) in the student's final semester of the program. If you are interested in applying for the PhD program, please see program information here .

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms (spring, summer or fall) vary by programme and are listed on each programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. An applicant may have active applications in only one entry term at a time.

Application deadlines vary by programme and are listed on the programme's Graduate Guide admissions tab. Applications are submitted through the Graduate School application portal. The application fee is $75 US, non-refundable, payable by credit card (MasterCard or Visa) or debit/ATM; international applicants pay an extra $6 processing fee. Up to three programmes in the same entry term can be applied to for one application fee.

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