Dowling College Academic Programs

Master of Business Administration and School District Business Leader Advanced Certificate (MBA/SDBL)

(HEGIS 0506/HEGIS 0827)

The Master of Business Administration and School District Business Leader (MBA/SDBL) Advanced Certificate Program offers students an opportunity to acquire a combined graduate business degree and New York State Certification as a School District Business Leader. This is a joint program between the School of Education and the School of Business. Students must apply and be accepted into the Dowling MBA program and complete 18 graduate Business credits with a 3.0 GPA before taking any credits in the SDBL course of study. Students will complete 30 approved graduate credits in Business, 30 in Education and pass any state examination required for SDBL certification.

The Master of Business Administration /Advanced Certificate School District Business Leader (MBA/SDBL) Requirements (60 credits)

I. Required MBA Courses (24 credits)

FIN 6212	Financial Management
MGT 6220	Public Sector Economics
ACC 6241	Managerial Accounting
MKT 6252	Marketing Strategies
CIS 6261	Information Technology for Managers
MGT 6213	Public Finance
MGT 6233	Quantitative Methods for Public Decision Making
ACC 6242	Fund Accounting

II. Electives (6 credits)

MKT 6253	Not-For-Profit Marketing
MGT 6222	Government and Business

III. Required SDBL Courses (18 Credits)

EDU 8701	Educational Administration
EDU 8711	School Law
EDU 8737	School District Administrator
EDU 8738	Public School Finance and Budget
EDU 8748	Advanced School Business Leadership

IV. Electives (6 credits)

EDU 8732	Curriculum Development
EDU 8722	Supervision of Instruction
EDU 8731	Educational Research
EDU 8736	Special Education Administration

V. Internship (6 credits)

EDU 8791	Internship I – 400 hours
EDU 8792	Internship II – 400 hours (Prerequisites: fifty percent of required courses must be completed)
	(Prerequisites: fifty percent of required courses must be completed)

VI. Comprehensive Examination
All candidates who enroll must pass a digital portfolio comprehensive examination and the New York State license examination that is required.

School District Business Leader NYS Certification Requirements

You are required to complete the NYSTCE leadership assessment for the professional certification. This certification does not issue an initial certification.
You are required to complete 175 hours of professional development every 5 years.
There is no leadership experience requirement for this certification.
You do not have to have a teaching certification or meet the 3 years of classroom teaching requirement for this certification.
Completion of Fingerprinting, workshops in school violence and intervention and in child abuse.