MA: Educational Leadership Administration Option
The MA Educational Leadership Administration option allows for completion of the MA degree and the Preliminary Administration Services Credential and provides professional preparation for school leadership. The Educational Leadership & Administration Option is geared for credentialed or licensed K-12 teachers with three years of K-12 teaching experience. This option requires a School of Education Administrative Services Program Credential application (pdf) in addition to the Graduate School application.
The Process of applying to the MA program
Culminating Activities in the MA program
Educational Leadership and Administration Handbook
Section 1: Program Rationale, Design, Process, and Information (pdf)
Section 2: Course Descriptions (pdf)
Section 3: CPSELS (pdf)
Section 4: Roles & Responsibilities (pdf)
Section 5: Professional Development Planner (pdf)
Section 6: Forms (pdf): Observation, Mid-Program Review, Portfolio Evaluation, and Exit Interview
Supervision Forms
- Mid and End Semester Review (pdf)
- Educational Leadership Supervisor Check Sheet (pdf)
- Site Mentors (pdf)
- Candidate Activity Chart (pdf)
- Preliminary Adminstrative Services Credential Candidate Observation Form (pdf)
Requirements
| MA Core Requirements (6 units) | |
|---|---|
| EDMA 604 | Foundations of Democratic Education |
| EDMA 610 | Introduction to Inquiry in Education |
| Administrative Services Courses (27 units) | |
| EDCI 601 | Curriculum Development and Instructional Design |
| EDCI 602 | Assessment & Evaluation of Learning |
| EDAD 609 | Leadership for Educational Equity & Access |
| EDAD 610 | Communication Skills for School Administrators |
| EDAD 611 | Supervision and Staff Development for School Improvement |
| EDAD 612 | School Leadership |
| EDAD 613 | Management of Funds and Facilities |
| EDAD 614 | The Law and Education |
| EDAD 615 | Field-based Accountability: Managing for Learning |
| Culminating Activity (3-6 units) | |
| Comprehensive Exam | |
| EDMA 696 | Synthesizing Experience in Education |
| Thesis/Project | |
| EDMA 611 | Research Seminar in Education |
| EDMA 699 | Thesis/Project |