Graduation Requirements
All candidates must complete a four course field-based internship which is aligned with the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education standards, the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards, the 36 critical success factors outlined in the Southern Research Education Board’s “The Principal Internship: How Can We Get It Right?”, the Educational Leadership Constituents Council standards, and the Illinois State Board of Education General Administration Endorsement standards.
The internship is supervised and evaluated by an administrator in the field and a faculty member from the Department of Educational Leadership of SIUE.
All specialist degree candidates are required to complete a field study/research project that is presented to a faculty committee. Specialist degree candidates must have a minimum 3.25 GPA.
All master's candidates must complete a program portfolio.
Review the graduation policy for more information.
