This degree program provides advanced study in content and content pedagogy for persons interested in careers in education, and/or certification in the state of Connecticut to teach on the elementary or secondary levels.
Intern program
The School of Education provides an internship option for the following students:
- Those seeking a master’s degree or Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Study and teacher certification;
- Those already certified and seeking a master’s degree or Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Study, or
- Those seeking a master’s degree only for work in non-public American schools, schools in another country, or in other educational settings.
This internship is designed to integrate field experience with graduate coursework. During the internship students earn 33 tuition remission credits.
Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Study (DAS)
Program goals
The Educational Leadership with Administration and Supervision program goals are adapted from Connecticut State Department of Education’s Common Core of Leading (2013). The Educational Leadership with Administration and Supervision program at University of Bridgeport seeks to develop leaders who can accomplish all of the following:
- Develop a shared vision for student learning that creates meaning for the people in the organization and infuses purpose into the strategies and standards for actions linked to that vision;
- Promote an instructional program built on high expectations for all learners and conducive to student learning and professional growth, thereby developing a school culture of success for all learners;
- Establish positive learning environments by developing trust and credibility through meaningful relationships;
- Establish a culture that is open and inclusive, through modeling and expecting ethical and moral behaviors from all.
A student who holds a master’s degree from an accredited college or university may apply to in the sixth-year program. The professional diploma program consists of 30 semester hours.
The sixth-year program, leading to the professional Diploma in Educational Leadership with Administration and Supervision, is designed to meet requirements leading to Intermediate Administration or Supervision certification (092). This Connecticut state certification enables a candidate to apply for leadership positions other than Superintendent of Schools (093 certification). With the exception of Reading and Language Arts (097 and 102), this certification would also include subject area consultant and curriculum coordinator.
