Type 75 Certification
Type 75:
General Administrative Certificate
Program Objectives
The purpose of this program is to enable students with a master's degree to enroll in a certification program and meet certification/endorsement requirements. The objective of the Certification/ Endorsement program is to enable individuals to meet specific certification requirements not possible within their master's program.
Admission Requirements
- A Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
- A transcript evaluation by Concordia University.
- Evidence that the Illinois Test of Basic Skills has recently been passed.
Certification and Endorsement Requirements
- A minimum of 50 percent of the semester hours of required course work specifically selected to meet State Certification/Endorsement requirements must be completed at Concordia University. Once course work has been specified, it cannot be changed without the approval of the program coordinator and the registrar.
- A minimum 3.00 GPA and portfolio checkpoint 1 are required before admittance into the Practicum. A transcript evaluation for the Certification/ Endorsement will be completed upon student request.
- Successful completion of Portfolio Capstone.
Note: While not a degree requirement, candidates seeking this degree will not be considered program completers until they have passed the mandated state certification test(s).
Time Limit
All credit toward the Certification/Endorsement Program must be completed within five calendar years after registration for the first course. A petition for time extension may be filed with the Dean of the College of Education.
Program Procedures
- After transcripts have been evaluated, students will be assigned an advisor. Students are responsible for meeting with their advisor to lay out the timing of their program.
- Course registration is the responsibility of the student.
- Upon completion of coursework, the student is responsible for scheduling his/her State of Illinois examination.
- Once all certification/endorsement requirements have been met, the student is to make application for endorsement through the Office of the Registrar.
Type 75 Areas of Study for General School Administration
- Instructional Leadership (12 hours)
- EDL-6100 Research in Education
- EDL-6120 Supervision and Improvement of Instruction
- EDL-6130 School Evaluation and Change Processes
- EDL-6240 Instructional Leadership
- Management of Public Schools (9 hours)
- EDL-6210 School Finance and Business Management
- EDL-6220 School Organization and Human Resources
- EDL-6230 School Law
- School and Public Policy (6 hours)
- EDL-6300 Ethics of School Leadership
- EDL-6982 Internship in School Leadership & Public Policy; Portfolio defense
- Capstone Experience (3 hours)
- EDL-6981 Internship in School Leadership
- Capstone Option #7: Standards-Based Portfolio and Oral Defense for Type 75 Certification
- The capstone for this program also requires that all candidates complete and successfully defend the portfolio related to this program.
Internship Guidelines
- Concurrent enrollment in the two internships is not permitted.
- EDL-6981 must be completed in a school apart from where the candidate is employed and in a context that offers an experience diverse from the candidate's experience.
- EDL-6982 can be completed in the school where the internship candidate is employed.
- The first internship may be done after the first semester of enrollment at Concordia University. The 2nd internship may be done after the completion of 21 semester hours.
