Those who apply to the East Texas A&M University Graduate School for admission to the master’s degree program in educational administration must meet the general admission requirements. General East Texas A&M University Graduate School admissions policies are described elsewhere in this catalog.
Beyond the university admissions requirements, the department requires applicants to submit the following to be screened for full admission to master’s degree programs:
The MEd degree program includes 30 required hours in educational administration. Twenty-one of the hours required will apply to the department’s principal certification program.
Fully admitted students will take the following courses:
| Part A: Major Core Courses (21 semester hours) | ||
*Admission to each course requires departmental clearance | ||
| EDAD 515 | Leading Effective Schools | 3 |
| EDAD 507 | Using Evaluation and Data to Improve Learning | 3 |
| EDAD 519 | Designing Curriculum | 3 |
| EDAD 526 | Using Law in Educational Practice | 3 |
| EDAD 569 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDAD 554 | GLB/Leading the Learning Community | 3 |
| EDAD 510 | Leading Learning Communities Reflective Practicum | 3 |
| Research (3 semester hours) | ||
| EDAD 595 | Using Research for Best Practice (3 semester hours required) | 3 |
| or BLED 595 | Research Methods in Bilingual/ESL Education | |
| Part B: Emphasis (6 semester hours) | ||
Complete One Emphasis from the following: | ||
| Coaching and Leadership Emphasis (6 semester hours) | ||
| EDAD 556 | Building Capacity for Powerful Learning | 3 |
| EDAD 561 | Culturally Responsive Campus Leadership for 21st Century Schools | 3 |
| Language Acquisition Leadership Emphasis (6 semester hours) | ||
| BLED 501 | Theoretical Foundations of Bilingual/ESL Education | 3 |
| BLED 502 | Biliteracy Development, Instruction, and Assessment | 3 |
| Urban Leadership Emphasis (6 semester hours) | ||
| EDLU 580 | Leading and Managing Urban Schools | 3 |
| EDLU 581 | Race, Culture and Equity | 3 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
In addition to coursework, the Master’s degree program requires satisfactory performance on the department’s comprehensive examination. The Department of Educational Leadership provides degree plans for obtaining a Master's in Educational Administration that includes Texas Principal Certification as well as a Certification Only degree plan for students who already have a Master's Degree(described next). We do not offer Probationary Principal Certification.
Note: Successful completion of the Comprehensive Exam is required of all students.
