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