Post Master’s Certificate: Leading to Chief School Business Official Endorsement
The program requires completing at least 36 hours of coursework, passing the state CSBO certification test, and demonstrating 2 years experience with different verified financial duties. The verification of experiences is usually scheduled with several current CSBOs who meet with the candidate and review a portfolio of verified experiences.
CSBO applicants who have an MBA, MPA, or master's in accounting/finance with 2 years full-time P-12 school business experience need to contact the program contact prior to completing an application for admission.
Courses that count towards a Superintendent Endorsement are denoted as (*S).
Required Courses
- EAF 508: Applied Educational Research (*S)
- EAF 521: Moral and Political Foundations of Educational Policy Analysis (*S)
- EAF 548: Advanced Seminar on Legal Basis of Education (*S)
- EAF 575: Seminar in School Business Management
- EAF 576 Administration of Instructional Programs (*S)
- EAF 579: Research Seminar on the Public Finance of Education
- EAF 580: Educational Facilities (*S)
- EAF 584: Superintendent and Central Staff (*S) (capstone)
- EAF 585: Management of Educational Funds (*S)
- EAF 586: Administration of Human Resources (*S)
- EAF 587: Community Relations Seminar (*S)
- EAF 596:Negotiated Agreement Administration & Development
- Take Illinois License Examand have scores sent to ISU
Required Courses for Individuals with Business Master's Degrees
For those individuals who do not have 2-years full-time P-12 school business experience, you must successfully complete all of the required coursework from above and take:
Technology Requirements
To successfully complete Educational Administration and Foundations courses, students in all programs are expected to have frequent and convenient access to a computer and Internet resources. Review the EAF technology requirements.
Completion Information
Within the first 2 weeks of the semester that you plan to graduate:
- Follow instructions on the Educator Licensure page.
- Follow instructions on the Graduation Procedures page.
- Program contact fills out the Degree Audit from the Graduate School and sends it to the Department Chair, who will complete and forward to the Graduate School.