Master's Degree and/or Licensure as a School Business Administrator

A. Common Core: (15 credits)

AD LDSP 702	Leadership in Educational Organizations	3
AD LDSP 710	Organizational Change and Team Leadership	3
AD LDSP 732	The Politics of Education	3
Ad LDSP 752	School Law	3
Ad LDSP 762	Management of Educational Resources	3

B. Area of Specialization: (18 credits)

AD LDSP 800	Administration of the School Plant	3
AD LDSP 812	Educational Personnel Administration & Supervision	3
AD LDSP 862	School Finance	3
BUS ADM 703	Financial Accounting	3
AD LDSP 750	Internship in Administrative Leadership	3
	Elective	3

C. Selecting Electives:Students seeking a master's degree must complete all the courses listed above.

Students who already have a master’s degree and are pursuing School Business Administrator licensure may be able to use previous course work to substitute for required courses.

D. Portfolio Requirement
Upon completion of coursework required for licensure, all applicants must complete and submit for review an electronic portfolio detailing their competencies of the UWM core guiding principles and the UWM-WI state standards for administrators. Electronic portfolios are offered through an outside service for a nominal fee. Portfolios will evaluated by the advisor and one other member of the educational administration faculty at the end of the candidate’s program.