Educational Management, Principal as Instructional Leader Certification, M.S.

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The graduate plan in Educational Management leads to the Master of Science (M.S.) degree with Principal as Instructional Leader Certification, if Principal as Instructional Leader requirements are met. The master’s degree in Educational Management consists of 30 hours of graduate coursework. Candidates for this degree must complete the Professional Education Core (6 hours), the Administration Core (18 hours) and the Capstone Experience/Graduate Practicum (6 hours). Students will be eligible to register for the first semester of the graduate practicum (ADSU 6638 ) after they have successfully completed at least 12 hours of the master’s degree (Including ADSU 6030 , ADSU 6132 , ADSU 6233 , and ADSU 6533 ) and earn a passing score on the 268 Principal TExES. During the first semester of the Graduate Practicum, students will be guided through the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL)/368 examination to meet the requirements for enrollment in the second semester of Graduate Practicum, ADSU 6739 . Graduate Practicum is only offered in the fall and spring semesters.

For admission to ADSU 6638 , a practicum application form must be completed and submitted by June 8 for the fall semester and October 1 for the spring semester in order for approval.

In order to fulfill principal certification requirements, students must successfully complete the 30 hours of M.S. degree coursework in Educational Management. Students must also have a valid Texas teaching certificate, two years of successful full-time classroom teaching in an approved accredited school, and a passing score on the Principal state assessment and PASL. Students who meet the graduate admissions requirements to the College of Education (COE) (see Graduate Admissions Requirements) must meet additional requirements prior to being admitted to the Educational Management program. Each applicant must:

have a GPA of 2.750 over the last 60 hours;
provide proof of having a valid Texas teaching certificate;
provide a letter of support from a school building administrator;
provide a Teacher Service Record; and
pay the TEA Admission fee.

Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.

Degree Requirements

Professional Education Core (6 hours)

Select two after adviser meeting

EDUC 6032 - Applied Statistics Credit Hours: 3
EDUC 6033 - Research Design and Analysis Credit Hours: 3
INST 6031 - Applications of Technology Credit Hours: 3
SILC 6030 - Foundations of Multicultural Education Credit Hours: 3

Administration Core (18 hours)

ADSU 6030 - Introduction to Educational Leadership Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6132 - Curriculum Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6233 - Principalship Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6436 - School Resource Management Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6437 - School Law Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6533 - Appraisal of Teaching Credit Hours: 3

Capstone Experience (6 hours)

ADSU 6638 - The Principal and School Community Relations Credit Hours: 3
ADSU 6739 - Graduate Practicum Credit Hours: 3

Additional Information

Practicum application form must be completed and submitted by June 8 for fall semester and October 1 for spring semester in order to enroll in ADSU 6638 . Students will be eligible to register for ADSU 6638 after they have successfully completed at least 12 hours of the master’s degree and received a passing score on the 268 Principal state assessment.
All placement sites must have an approved UHCL Agreement of Affiliation on record with the Center for the Professional Development of Teachers office prior to beginning the practicum.