School Building Leader Master’s in Educational Administration
for Teachers Who Need Permanent Certification
School teachers with provisional licensing who also seek to
advance their careers to the next level of school principal will
benefit immensely from the School Building Leader Master’s in
Educational Administration degree program. In response
to newly enacted New York State Education Department requirements,
this accredited degree program has been uniquely redesigned to
include a subject-matter concentration that can qualify teachers
for both permanent certification and building-level certification
at once!
Our curriculum consists of a core of 18 graduate credits in
School Administration, an intensive three-credit internship and an
additional 12 credits in graduate education courses. These courses
can be in the content core of the initial certificate, or in a
related content area, or in pedagogy courses as prescribed by New
York State for a total of 33 graduate credits.
Qualified applicants must meet the
following requirements for admission into the program:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or
university
- Normally a 3.0 GPA in the general average and in the major
field
- Minimum of one year of successful teaching experience and/or
pupil personnel services
- New York State Initial Teaching Certification
Core Program: (18 credits)
- EDU 5415 Introduction to Educational Administration
- EDU 5418 Administrative Theory
- EDU 5471 Leadership in Instructional Supervision
- EDU 5650 School Based Data Analysis
- EDU 5701 Curriculum: Teaching and Learning
- EDU 5791 Legal Aspects of Administration
Internship: (3 credits)
Elective Program: (12
credits)
For Teacher Certification: 12 hours of electives in master’s level
courses in the content core of initial certification or of a
related content area.
OR
- EDU 5420 Politics of Education
- EDU 5499 Summer Intensive: General Review and Exam
Preparation
- EDU 5571 Administrative Leadership
- EDU 5632 Organization and Administration of Elementary and
Secondary Schools
- EDU 5651 School Community Relations in Education
- EDU 5761 School Based Business Administration for
Administrators and Supervisors
- EDU 5811 Administration and Supervision of Special Education
and Compensatory Reading Programs and No Child Left Behind