Educational Leadership M.Ed.

Admission Requirements

1. Completion of all Feinsten School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
2. A current résumé.

Retention Requirements

1. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale. 
2. A minimum grade of B- in LEAD 500 or LEAD 530. Students who receive a grade below a B- in either of these courses must consult with their advisor before registering for any subsequent course in the plan of study.
3. A minimum grade of B in LEAD 502, LEAD 503, LEAD 504, LEAD 506, and LEAD 507. Students who receive a grade below a B in any of these courses must retake the course. Following retake of the course, a recommendation to continue from the student’s advisor is also required.
4. Failure to meet any one of the above requirements is sufficient cause for dismissal from the program.

Core Courses

Year One

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 504	Leading Learning I: Planning, Instruction, Assessment	4	Fall.

Year Two

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 502	Building Connections: External Contexts of Leadership	3	Spring.
LEAD 503	Building Connections in Diverse Contexts	1	Spring.
LEAD 506	Creating Learning Structures: Equity, Law, Practice	4	Summer.
LEAD 507	Leading Change I: Challenges, Capacity, Transformation	4	Fall.
ELECTIVE	Chosen with advisor’s consent	3

 

Instructional Leadership Concentration

Year One

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 530	Instructional Leadership Foundation Seminar	2	Fall.
LEAD 531	Instructional Leaders as Coaches	2	Fall.
LEAD 532	Instructional Leader Internship I	2	Spring.
LEAD 533	Instructional Leader Seminar I: Leading Change	2	Spring.

Year Two

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 534	Instructional Leader Internship II	2	Fall.
LEAD 535	Instructional Leader Seminar II: Data Driven Decision Making	2	Spring.

Building Level Leader Concentration

Year One

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 500	Developing Leaders for Learning	3	Fall.
LEAD 501	Developing Inquiry for Reflective Leadership	1	Spring.
LEAD 505	Leading Learning II: Collaboration, Supervision, Technology	2	Spring.
LEAD 511	Leadership Internship I	2	Spring.

Year Two

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
LEAD 508	Leading Change II: Research, Accountability, Ethics	2	Spring.
LEAD 512	Leadership Internship II	2	Spring.

Special Education Administration Concentration

Required Courses

Course	Title	Credits	Offered
SPED 606	Leading Special Education I: Administration	3	As needed
SPED 607	Leading Special Education II: Legal and Financial Aspects	3	As needed.
SPED 608	Leading Special Education III: Program Development and Organization	4	As needed.
SPED 609	Leading Special Education IV: Program Evaluation	4	As needed.

Total Credit Hours: 31-33