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 and an acceptable score on the GRE, MAT, or NTE
• Completion of the appropriate prerequisite courses
• 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	Seminar in Curriculum Development
Three Hours from the following*:
CNS	551	Classroom Guidance
CNS CNS	565 566	Elementary Guidance Services Secondary Guidance Services Now CNS 660
Required Courses for Level I:
EdAd	585	Fundamentals of School Administration
EdAd	583	Accounting for Pupil Personnel
EdAd	676**	School Finance
**(NOTE)		No longer offered. Substitute EdAd 588
EdAd	678***	School Plant Management
***(NOTE)		No longer offered. Substitute EdAd 649
EdAd	684	Instructional Leadership
EXED	516	The Exceptional Child: Perspectives & Issues
EdAd	677	School Law
Required Courses for Level II:
EdAd	594	Seminar in Leadership: Aux. Programs
EdAd	682	School-Community Relations