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2024-2025 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog 
    
 
  Mar 13, 2025
 
2024-2025 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog

Educational Leadership, M.Ed


** On 09/03/2024, the following information, Curriculum, was updated in the published catalog in an effort to provide accurate information.**

 

The Master of Education in Education Leadership is a 30-credit degree program that includes the 18-credit K-12 Principal Certification Program and four additional 3-credit courses.  A capstone project is required to complete the degree.  This program is provided in an asynchronous, online format.  The program provides candidates with the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and experiences to prepare them to lead equitable and just learning environments for children and school communities. 

The courses approach learning from an equitable stance and consider the interplays between health, wellness, and human development. The program includes an internship component that will give candidates highly practical, real-world experiences with accomplished, practicing principals from various school communities.  Career preparation and exposure activities are also included in the program to ensure that candidates are prepared for a successful start to their school leadership career.  This program has the approval of the Pennsylvania Department of Education to qualify for K-12 Principal Certificate.

 

Admissions Requirements


  • Candidates must hold a bachelor’s degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college/university, as well as a valid teaching certification.    
  • Satisfies the requirements set forth in section 24 P.S. § 12-1209 relating to good moral character. 
  • Satisfactory completion of two years of relevant professional education experience that is in an educational setting and related to the instructional process.

Comprehensive Requirement


Students complete a capstone project aligned with their field-based internship experience, which is evaluated as a part of TLL 2097 - INTERNSHIP  .

Total Credits: 30




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