Graduate Programs of Study

Degree Requirements
Courses
You must complete a minimum of 13 courses (52 quarter hours).

Social and Cultural Foundations of Education (12 quarter hours):

• SCG 401 Advanced Developmental Psychology, or SCG 402 Psychology of Learning
  
• SCG 408 Education and the Social Order
  
• SCG 410 Introduction to Research: Purposes, Issues and Methodologies

Curriculum (4 quarter hours):

• CS 485 Curriculum/Program Evaluation
  
• CS 487 Introduction to Curriculum Deliberation
  
• CS 488 Designing and Interpreting Curriculum
  
• CS 591 Curriculum Theorizing: Multiple Lenses

Administration and Supervision (24 quarter hours):

• A&S 491 Administrative Theory and Behavior
  
• A&S 493 Data-Driven Decision Making
  
• A&S 494 School Finance
  
• A&S 495 School Law
  
• A&S 496 Home, School, Community Relations
  
• A&S 498 Principles and Practices of Supervision

Clinical/Field Experiences (4 quarter hours, 150 clock hours):

• A&S 593 Practicum in Educational Leadership or A&S 594 Internship in Educational Leadership

Electives (4 quarter hours):

• A&S 492 The Principalship
  
• A&S 499 Clinical Supervision
  
• A&S 590 Organizational Development
  
• A&S 596 Human Resource Management
  
• A&S 597 Politics of Education

Master of Arts
To earn the M.A., you must complete the master's thesis, written to fulfill the requirements of this course, and successfully pass an oral examination on the thesis.

• A&S 599 Thesis Seminar in Education Leadership

Master of Education
To earn the M.Ed, you must complete the following:

• A&S 608 Capstone Experience in Educational Leadership (4 quarter hours)
  

Course Descriptions
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Grade Requirements for All Concentrations
To receive graduate credit for an upper-level undergraduate course a grade of B- or better must be attained. A grade of C-, D+, or D is unacceptable for graduate credit in this program, and if earned in a required course must be repeated or substituted as directed by the department or program. Such grades remain on the academic record and are calculated into the cumulative GPA.

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