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| Credits Required |
21 -24
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30
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| Format |
Face To Face
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| Location |
Undergraduate students in this major study at Grand Valleys Allendale Campus. 
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Classes for the program are a combination of online and in-seat on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids campus. This program is also available in Traverse City.
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| Coursework |
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The degree is 30 credit hours divided into three components: 18 hours in the degree core area, nine hours in the administrative emphasis area, and a three hour culminating experience designed to apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions acquired throughout the program in an internship/practicum.
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| Career Options |
Because English emphasizes critical thinking, interpretation, research, and writing, it is an excellent foundation for professional careers and graduate programs. English alumni work in:
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The degree prepares effective leaders for K-12 districts and organizations whose management and administrative understandings, skills, and dispositions foster quality education. A significant number of Ed.S. candidates have received jobs during and/or upon completion of their program as school administrators, central office directors, assistant superintendents and superintendents.
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| Skills Employers Want |
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Educational specialist and leadership graduates will leave with the following skills:
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