Graduate Programs

Curriculum Overview
Required Graduate Courses to complete a Principal's Certification with M.Ed. (39 credits)

Required Interdisciplinary Courses (6 credits)
COR 510: Moral Leadership
COR 600: Organizational Professional Ethics (to be taken within the final 12 credits)

Required Courses (24 credits)
MED 500: Curriculum Innovations
MED 510: Assessment & Evaluation
MED 550: Introduction to Educational Administration
MED 553: The School Administrator
MED 610: School Law & Social Advocacy
MED 611: School Finance
MED 650: Functions of School Supervision
MED 685: Principal’s Internship

Principal candidates, who are pursuing their certification, are expected to earn 360 hours of field work.  The process is outlined below:

                MED 550 Introduction to Educational Administration       45 hours

                MED 553 The School Administrator         45 hours

                MED 611 School Finance         45 hours

                MED 650 Functions of School Supervision        45 hours

                MED 685 Principal’s Internship       180 hours

                                TOTAL HOURS         360 hours

Required Education and Capstone Courses (9 credits)
MED 518: Quantitative Research Methods
MED 520: Educators as Researchers (Prerequisite MED 518)
MED 680: Research Seminar (Prerequisite MED 520)