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 certification and the Superintendent certification only program. These programs provide students with the opportunity to acquire the theoretical knowledge and practical application experiences for assuming a variety of roles in public, private, or charter 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:
1. Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
2. Hold a valid Texas teacher certification (any field).
3. Submit Texas teaching service record with at least two years of teaching experience and any other documents required by Texas governing units.
4. Submit official transcripts from all institutions attended.
5. The GRE is waived when one of the following requirements have been met:
- Last 60-hour GPA from all attempted coursework OR overall GPA of 2.75 or higher.
- Overall graduate degree GPA of 3.0 or higher.
6. If your GPA does not meet the requirements in Item 5, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores obtained within the past five years are required:
- Verbal section of GRE and score at least 143.
- Quantitative section of GRE and score at least 140.
- Writing section of GRE and score at least 3.0.
7. Official TOEFL iBT minimum scores accepted by the Texas Education Agency (TEA; TAC 230.11):
- Reading 18-23
- Listening 17-21
- Speaking 20-24
- Writing 17-23
8. Complete admissions screening instrument.
9. Submit completed recommendation request form.
10. Admission is determined based on holding a valid Texas teaching certificate, meeting the minimum years of teaching experience, GPA and, if necessary, satisfactory scores on the GRE, admission screening survey, and recommendation request form.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours = 30
Superintendent Certification Preparation Program
The Superintendent Certification Preparation Program is a 17-semester credit-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.
- Submit a letter of recommendation.
- 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