M.A. DEGREE IN ADMINISTRATION

Program Coordinator: Dr. Lisa Shoaf

The M.A. degree program in administration does not lead to licensure as a school principal .  The licensure program requires a total of 45 semester hours of specific content course work.

Degree requirements:

1. Plan A: Course requirements for the M.A., including six credits for thesis (Credit hours = a minimum of 51 semester hours for licensure and thesis)
2. Plan B: Course requirements for the M.A., with a research essay
3. Completion of ED 502 by candidates in the first 15 hours of their program
4. Required courses listed below

Course Requirements

1. Foundations of Education (3 hrs.) ---ED 500
2. Research Methods (3 hrs.) --- ED 502
3. Learning-Teaching (3 hrs.) --- ED 534
4. School Leaders as a Facilitator of Organizational Change --- ED 517
5. School Leadership I: AN Introduction to School Leadership --- ED 551
6. School Leadership I: Lab --- ED 551L
7. School Leadership II: Instructional Leadership --- ED 553
8. School Leadership II: Lab --- ED 553L
9. Curriculum --- ED 556
10. School Law --- ED 558
11. School Leadership III: Issues in School Reform --- ED 560
12. School Leadership III: Lab --- ED 560L