Education Administration, M.Ed.
Learning Outcomes
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to collaboratively lead, design, and implement a school mission, vision, and process for continuous improvement that reflects a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to understand and demonstrate the capacity to advocate for ethical decisions and cultivate and enact professional norms.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to develop and maintain a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive school culture.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to evaluate, develop, and implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, data systems, supports, and assessment.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to engage families, community, and school personnel in order to strengthen student learning, support school improvement, and advocate for the needs of their school and community.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to improve management, communication, technology, school-level governance, and operation systems to develop and improve data-informed and equitable school resource plans and to apply laws, policies, and regulations.
- Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to build the school's professional capacity, engage staff in the development of a collaborative professional culture, and improve systems of staff supervision, evaluation, support, and professional learning.
Admission
In addition to The Graduate School’s application requirements, applicants must complete the EDLP application supplement.
Degree Requirements (36 Hours)
Must be completed no more than six years prior to graduation.
Certification
The M.Ed. in Education Administration incorporates the academic requirements for certification as a PK-Grade 12 principal and supervisor in South Carolina.
Coursework
Coursework is designed to ensure that at the completion of the program the student can demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions developed in the following course work:
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDEX 710 | Legal Issues in Special Education | 3 |
| EDLP 700 | Introduction to Education Leadership | 3 |
| EDLP 701 | School Leadership | 3 |
| EDLP 702 | School Personnel Administration | 3 |
| EDLP 703 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
| EDLP 704 | School Finance and Business Management | 3 |
| EDLP 705 | Legal Basis of Educational Organization and Administration | 3 |
| EDLP 706 | The Principalship | 3 |
| EDLP 710 | Professional Leadership and Mentoring | 3 |
| EDLP 712 | PK-12 School Principal in Practice I | 3 |
| EDLP 713 | PK-12 School Principal in Practice II | 3 |
| EDRM 700 | Introduction to Research in Education | 3 |
| or EDRM 723 | Classroom Assessment Methods | |
| Total Credit Hours | 36 | |
Note:
- It is recommended that students begin with one of the following courses: EDLP 700, EDLP 701, EDLP 702, EDLP 703, EDLP 704, and EDLP 705 . However, there are no prerequisites to courses in the program other than the principalship block (see no. 2 below).
- Students must have completed at least 15 hours of EDLP courses prior to enrolling in EDLP 712. Three of these hours may be taken concurrently in the semester in which the principalship course begins. Students must successfully complete with a grade of C or better EDLP 712 prior to enrolling in EDLP 713.
Comprehensive Examination
Students must pass a comprehensive examination.