Professional Development (CAGS)
Program Requirements
Courses for the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies – Professional Development (32 credits total)
Core (20 credits)
- ED 7003 – Educational Leadership and Critical Issues (3 credits)
- ED 7020 – Exploring Assessment and Accountability: Controversies and Solutions (4 credits)
- ED 7030 – Culminating Leadership Plan (4 credits)
- ED 7260 – Applied Education Research (4 credits)
- ED 7510 – Data-Driven Leadership and Action Capstone (4 credits)
Electives for Concentration (12 credits)
Concentrations
- Alternative Education
- Collective Impact Leadership
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Digital and Media Literacy
- Digital Equity Leadership
- Educational Leadership
- Educational Leadership: Principal Certification
- Educational Leadership: Superintendent Certification
- Literacy: Mathematics
- Literacy: Reading and Language Arts
- School Climate and Leadership
- Special Education
- STEM
- Storytelling
- Design your own concentration in consultation with the Program Director
Note: CAGS must complete 12 credits of electives in one concentration.
For those not seeking a CAGS, a certificate can be earned by successfully completing 12 credits in one concentration.