Educational Leadership License and Degree Program

All Educational Leadership programs require at least a master's degree, (with the exception of Program Coordinator) three years' successful teaching experience (with the exception of Program Coordinator and School Business Coordinator), and a 150-hour practicum including a professional issues seminar. The following courses are required in the respective licensing areas. Portfolio requirements also apply.

ED 620, ED 696, and four additional courses targeted to the specific area of licensing interest

ED 602, 620, 621, 622, 625, 626, 631, 662, 696

ED 602, 620, 621, 622, 625, 626, 631, 637, 662, 696

ED 602, 620, 640, 645, 647, 656, 696, and one additional approved elective

Please request information for the Doctor of Education Degree.

When a candidate also seeks a master's degree, the required courses are incorporated into the master's degree plan:

Each student must complete a minimum of 33 credits to receive the Master of Arts in Education degree.

The curriculum includes the following requirements:

• Professional education core requirements (9 credits)
• Concentration requirements (21 credits)
• Guided research studies (3 credits)
• Supervised field experience, as appropriate
• Specialized professional studies electives

(9 credits; 3 courses)
Provide advanced studies in instruction, curriculum planning, Educational Leadership, and research.

• ED 602 Curriculum Planning
• ED 603 Introduction to Educational Research

-and-

One of the following (as appropriate for specialized studies):

• ED 601 Foundations of Instruction
• ED 620 Introduction to Educational Leadership and Organization
• ED 640 Technology Curriculum Integration
• ED 663 Cognitive Disabilities
• ED 671 Specific Learning Disabilities
• ED 673 Behavioral and Emotional Disorders

-or other approved courses

(one course, appropriate to area of specialization)

• ED 690 or ED 692