LEWISTON – The University of Southern Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn College has added a course for aspiring school administrators.

EDU 670, Introduction to Administration, is the required first course for all degree candidates in the master’s program in educational leadership and administration. The course introduces theories of administration and provides each student with diagnostic data to conduct a needs assessment as the basis for planning a personalized program of study.

The course is offered through USM’s College of Education and Human Development. The instructor will be Ken Nye, PhD, assistant professor and coordinator of Educational Leadership for the college.

The class will meet from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Mondays starting Sept. 8. Registration is open through the first week of classes.

Other graduate-level education courses being offered this fall include Electronic Literacy, Teaching Reading, Research Methods and Techniques, Teacher Research in Literacy and Teaching Exceptional Children.

A complete fall semester listing with course descriptions is available online at usm.maine.edu/lac. For advising or registration information, call the college at 753-6500.