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Faculty are housed on the second floor of Marillac Hall.  Questions about the division and its offerings may be directed to the division office, 269 Marillac Hall (314-516-5944).

The division offers master's degree work and advanced certification studies in elementary and secondary school administration, special education administration, and the superintendency.  Community education is an additional emphasis offered.

The division offers courses in school administration (K-12) and higher education administration for the Ph.D. or Ed.D, which are School of Education, not division, degrees.

The program options in the division include: (1) elementary and secondary school administration, (2) certification for school district administration, and (3) higher education administration. The options in educational administration are more than simply lists of courses.  Each is an organized curricular offering. 

The school administration and certification sequences are organized into a continuous twophase, NCATE- and DESE- approved program. In the first phase, students earn the M.Ed. The second phase leads to the completion of a twoyear course of study and is designated the advanced certification studies program. Both phases are correlated with current Missouri requirements for certification as a principal or director of elementary or secondary education or school superintendent in Missouri schools.

The programs in higher education administration are intended to be incorporated in a doctoral program of studies, either the Ph.D. or the Ed.D.  It is designed as a cooperative program with UM-Kansas City and UM-Columbia.  Students can expect to be involved in cohort groups, non-traditional scheduling of most courses, and to be taking courses that are Web-based or through interactive television.

Students are responsible for developing their individual programs. They are encouraged to take full advantage of the program-planning assistance provided by advisers early in the program(s).