The Graduate Studies Program in Administration is designed to equip teachers with the skills necessary to become a school administrator. Recipients of Providence College master's degrees in administration have gone on to become assistant principals, principals, and Superintendents.
 
Course work is planned to provide the prospective administrator with an understanding of both the theoretical and practical aspects of the supervisor's role. Students in the program take a central core of courses dealing with curriculum, evaluation, law, and finance. To this are added courses that deal with community concerns and research techniques. Students are also exposed to innovative governance structures and methods which will further their careers as school administrators. The program culminates with a six-credit internship which requires students to put into practice the theory they have been taught in their classes.

Program Requirements:

All requirements for the master's degree must be completed within a period of five calendar years.  To receive the degree, a student is required to maintain a "B" average in all work. A portfolio must be completed to achieve certification status.
*Fulfillment of state certification requirements is the responsibility of the graduate student.

Course Requirements For Education Candidates

The Sequence:

EDU 501        Fundamentals of Research
EDU 504        Supervision-Personnel 
                    Problems in Education
EDU 505        School Law
EDU 508        Program Evaluation-Systems
                    Approach to School Improvement
EDU 512        School Community Relations
EDU 513        Supervision of Instruction
EDU 516        School Finance
EDU 522        Administration of Leadership 
                    in the K-12 Schools
EDU 530        Internship in Elementary 
                    Administration I
EDU 531        Internship in Elementary 
                    Administration II
EDU 532        Curriculum Design and Construction
EDU 536        Internship in Secondary 
                    Administration I
EDU 537        Internship in Secondary 
                    Administration II
EDU 810        Data Analysis, Technology, 
                    and the Principal

Coursework Portfolio

For further information, contact:

Francis J. Leary
Program Director
Harkins Hall 403
fleary@providence.edu
(401) 865-2881