Educational Leadership M.Ed.
Total Semester Credit Hours = 30
The School of Education offers the Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership with Standard Principal and the Superintendent Certification program. These programs provide students the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and appropriate practical experience for assuming a variety of roles in public or private school administration. The thirty-semester hour Master of Education in Educational Leadership is earned simultaneously with completing preparation for the Standard Principal Certificate.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership with Standard Principal certification preparation program, a prospective student must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Hold a Texas teacher certification or currently seeking certification (any field).
- Submit Texas teaching service record and any other documents required by Texas governing units.
- Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.
- Be a certified teacher with at least two years of teaching experience.
- Submit official Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores obtained within the last five years. GRE will be waived if the applicant has a GPA of 3.25 (overall degree or last 60 hours of coursework) or higher.
- Complete admissions screening instrument.
- Have an appropriate GPA as set by Texas Administrative Code and other administrative units.
- Submit reference form.
- Admission is determined based on GPA and, if necessary, satisfactory scores on the GRE in combination with the GPA, successful admission interview, recommendations, successful completion of the Statement of Purpose, and the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study.
- Upon admission, students must:
- Sign and submit an acknowledgement of admission and departmental agreements.
NOTE: In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, all applicants must be fully admitted prior to taking any coursework in the area in which they are seeking certification. Therefore, no provisional admission is allowed.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours = 30
Superintendent Certification Preparation Program
The Superintendent Certification Preparation Program is a 17-semester-hour program that requires a) holding a Standard Principal, Mid-Management, or other Texas Administrator Certificate; or three creditable years of managerial experience in a public school district b) completion of the specified course sequence within six years; and c) satisfactory performance on the appropriate TExES exam.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the Superintendent Certification Preparation Program, a prospective student must:
- Hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution.
- Hold a Texas teacher certification or currently seeking certification (any field).
- Submit Texas teaching service record and any other documents required by Texas governing units.
- Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.
- Successfully complete the admission screening instrument;
- Provide evidence of holding a Standard Principal, Mid-management, or other Texas Administrator Certificate; or has been approved by TEA to substitute managerial experience in lieu of a principal certificate with three years of creditable years of managerial experience in a public-school district.
- Upon admission, students must:
- Sign and submit an acknowledgement of admission and departmental agreements.
NOTE: In accordance with Texas Administrative Code, all applicants must be fully admitted prior to taking any coursework in the area in which they are seeking certification. Therefore, no provisional admission is allowed.
Required Courses