Master of Education (MEd) in Educational Leadership
Admissions Requirements
- Application of Admission
- $50 Application fee
- Earned undergraduate degree or master's degree from a college or university with institutional accreditation
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities are required for enrollment
- Three letters of recommendation; one of the forms must be completed by the applicant's current principal
- Professional Resume
- Applicant Statement
- Copy of a professional teaching certificate
- 2+ years of most current Performance Evaluations
- At least two years of professional teaching experience
- One of the following:
- Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or better OR,
- Upper-division GPA of 3.0 or better
Additionally, all international applicants whose native language is not English are required to take the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) and submit a combined score of 550 or better (new scoring of 213 or better) or the Internet based test scoring of 80 or better.
International transcripts are required to be translated if the grading and evaluation system used differs from those used by the United States education system. Official translation and a course-by-course evaluation from all prior institutions and grade-point average computation must be provided to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Please use one of the following services for evaluation:
World Educational Services
22 Prince St.
PMB 101
New York, NY 10012
Josef Silny & Associates
7101 SW 102 Ave.
Miami, FL 33173
Program Requirements
The program outlined here assumes that the student is fully certified in either elementary or secondary education and has completed a minimum of two full years of successful, professional teaching.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC 516 | Action Research I - Theory to Practice | 1 |
| EDUC 517 | Action Research II - Theory to Practice | 1 |
| EDUC 518 | Action Research III - Theory to Practice | 1 |
| EDUC 529 | Transformational Leadership in a Global Society | 3 |
| EDUC 530 | Curriculum and Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDUC 540 | Finance, Operation and Safety | 3 |
| EDUC 542 | School Law | 3 |
| EDUC 543 | Organizational Leadership | 3 |
| EDUC 544 | Data Analysis and Systems Planning | 3 |
| EDUC 546 | Human Resource Development | 3 |
| EDUC 560 | Internship I in Educational Leadership | 1 |
| EDUC 561 | Internship II: Educational Leadership | 1 |
| EDUC 562 | Internship III in Educational Leadership | 1 |
| EDUC 567 | Leadership Communication and School Culture | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the Master in Educational Leadership program will possess:
- Knowledge of foundational policies and practices of school leadership
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Knowledge of leadership practices for student learning
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Knowledge of leadership development
- Knowledge of leadership communication
Final Degree Examination - Educational Leadership
This program has Florida Department of Education approval. Students must complete and achieve a passing score on the K-12 Florida Educational Leadership Exam (FELE) to graduate and exit the program with Florida State Certification. Candidates not seeking certification may graduate from the MED Educational Leadership program without passing the FELE (Florida Educational Leadership Exam).