Director of Pupil Personnel

Rank I and Certification (30 Semester Hours)

The endorsement for Director of Pupil Personnel may be recommended when the student has met the following conditions:

• Completed (3) years full-time appropriate teaching experience or employment in a school setting
• A master's degree from an accredited institution
• A 3.2 GPA or above on all graduate work
• Completion of the appropriate prerequisite courses
• Copy of a current, valid teaching certificate
• Completion of a minimum of 60 semester hours of graduate credit including the master's degree. Within these total hours the student must complete the required professional courses as outlined in a planned program designed to provide the student with appropriate administrative competencies and courses required for certification

Prerequisite Courses:

• EdFn 500 Research Methods
• EdFn 576 Issues and Trends in Education
• PSY 510/511 Advanced Ed. Psychology / Psychology of Learning

Three Hours from the following:

• SEC 580 The Curriculum
• ELED 503 Organization of the Elementary School Curriculum
• MGE 571 The Middle School Curriculum
• EdAd 683 Leading Teaching And Learning

Required Courses for Level I:

• EdAd 585 Fundamentals of School Administration
• EdAd 583 Accounting for Pupil Personnel
• EdAd 588 Allocation and Use Of Resources
• EdAd 649 School System Administration
• EdAd 684 Instructional Leadership
• EXED 516 The Exceptional Child: Perspectives & Issues
• EdAd 677 Legal Issues For Professional Educators

Three Hours from the following*

•  CNS 551 Classroom Guidance
• CNS 660 Administration of Counseling Services

Required Courses for Level II:

• EdAd 594 Seminar in Leadership: Aux. Programs
• EdAd 682 School-Community Relations

 

For certification information, see: Teacher Certification