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Six Year Certificate of Specialization—Educational Administration and
Supervision

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  • Tuition & Fees
  • Courses
  • Tech Requirements
  • Application Process
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The Certificate

The Department of Educational Administration offers graduate courses leading to a Certificate of Specialization in Educational Administration and Supervision. The minimum requirement is 66 semester credit hours in a program of study specified by the department (30 hours beyond the M.Ed.).

The most common course of study is designed to meet the requirements for a Nebraska Professional Administrative and Supervisory Certificate, with the certificate endorsement of superintendent.

To satisfy requirements for any other administrative endorsements that the student may want to obtain, such as secondary principal, middle-level principal, elementary principal, or curriculum supervisor, additional courses may be required.


Note: As an added benefit, students who choose to embed this credential in a doctoral program are able to take 15 fewer credit hours than if they were to complete an educational specialist credential and doctoral degree separately.

Methods of Delivery:

Courses are offered online and face-to-face. Students may choose course formats that best suit their needs.

Although online courses do not “meet” at a scheduled time or place, distance students are able to participate in class assignments and interact in much the same way as traditional, on-campus students.

Students interact with instructors and other students through e-mail, online chats, discussion boards and other methods.


Who Should Consider This Degree?

  • Principals
  • Doctoral (Ed.D.) students

For more information:
Visit the Department of Educational Administration Web site

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Resident Tuition Cost:
  Resident Distance Ed. Tuition Distance Ed. Fee Registration Fee
Per Semester		 Tech Fee Library Fee Total Cost for 3 Credit Hours
 
Graduate per credit hour

 $273.00 $25.00 $20.00 $7.35 $3.00  
Graduate 3 credit hours $819.00 $75.00 $20.00 $22.05 $9.00 $945.05



Non-Resident Tuition Cost:
  Non-Resident Distance Ed. Tuition Distance Ed. Fee Registration Fee
Per Semester		 Tech Fee Library Fee Total Cost for 3 Credit Hours
 
Graduate per credit hour $502.75 $25.00 $20.00 $7.35 $3.00  
Graduate 3 credit hours $1508.25 $75.00 $20.00 $22.05 $9.00 $1634.30

Tuition rates are effective as of 7/1/09 and are subject to change in July of each year.

Program of Study

Students who complete the certificate and subsequently apply for and are admitted to a UNL doctoral degree program may request that the credit hours completed in the certificate program be accepted in a graduate program of study.

Acceptance of the credits earned in the certificate program requires Office of Graduate Studies and supervisory committee approval and is not guaranteed.

Tech Requirements

High speed Internet connection is required. Check the Graduate Distance Catalog to learn the specific requirements for your program.

Some distance courses have supplemental materials on videos or CDs and others may require phone conferencing. You will interact with the professor and other students through e-mail, phone conferencing, and Blackboard.

Blackboard™ Requirements and Browser Configurations:
To effectively use Blackboard the Javascript and cookies on your computer must be enabled. Some content for features may require additional software. Pop-up blockers should be disabled for Blackboard (My.UNL). The browsers below are officially supported.

  • Internet Explorer: 7.0 or higher
  • Firefox: 2.0 or higher
  • Safari: 2.0 or higher

Older versions of the above or alternative browsers (such as Mozilla and Opera) may be compatible, but some features might not be available. To download the latest browsers, click the “help” button in Blackboard (My.UNL) and access the Downloads area.

Operating Systems:
Microsoft® Windows® 2000 and up, or Mac OS X, 10.2 and up are strongly recommended. Older operating systems (Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME, MacOS 8/9) or alternative platforms (Linux) are compatible, but may not have full functionality. Blackboard (My.UNL) is not currently compatible with handheld devices or Web-enabled phones.

Windows Macintosh
Minimum System Requirements Minimum System Requirements
Operating System: Windows XP SP 2
(Home or Professional)		 Operating System: OS X (10.2)
Processor: 1 GHz Processor: G3 800 MHz
RAM: 256 MB RAM: 256 MB
       
Recommended System Requirements Recommended System Requirements
Operating
System:		 Windows XP SP 2
(Home or Pro)
or Windows Vista		 Operating
System:		 OS X (10.4) or OS X (10.5)
Processor: 2 GHz or higher Processor: G4 1.25 GHz or higher
RAM: 768 MB or more RAM: 768 MB or more


Note: Using Blackboard with AOL:
While you can use AOL as your service provider, you cannot use the AOL Web browser to access Blackboard (My.UNL). If you try to use the AOL browser, you will find that it will automatically log you out every few minutes and you will experience problems with some of Blackboard’s services including assessments (tests and quizzes).

If you are an AOL user, once you’ve connected to the Internet, use a different Web browser to access the Internet.
Application Process


Required by Graduate Studies:

  • UNL Graduate Studies application form
  • $45 application fee
  • Two official copies of college/university transcripts
  • Official TOEFL score taken within the last two years (international students only; minimum score: paper - 500, internet - 61)

    Send to: Office of Graduate Studies
    University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    1100 Seaton Hall
    P.O. Box 880619
    Lincoln, NE 68588-0619



Required by the Department of Educational Administration:

  • Department program application form
  • Letter of application
  • Personal vitae/resume
  • GRE scores with percentiles (or GMAT, but GRE is preferred)
  • Three letters of recommendation in support of your application


For More specific information on the documents required visit the Department of Educational Administration.

Application Deadlines
  • Fall: July 1
  • Summer: October 1
  • Spring: February 1
For information regarding courses offered and department admission contact:

Department of Educational Administration
Graduate Student Services Center
141 Teachers College Hall
Lincoln, NE 68588-0360
Phone: (402) 472-3729
Fax: (402) 472-4300
E-mail: edadgradsec@unl.edu
Web: http://cehs.unl.edu/edad

 Extended Education & Outreach
900 North 22nd Street
P.O. Box 888805
Lincoln, NE 68588-8805
Phone: (402) 472-2715
Fax: (402) 472-4345
E-mail: unlextended@unl.edu
Web: http://onlinegraduate.unl.edu