This Educational Leadership Program will offer students opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become a campus leader, school principal, or central office administrator as designated by the school district.
Students already holding a master's degree have the option of choosing the 24-hour certification route instead. Students must have taught at least two years in a creditable institution before obtaining this certification, but students may be enrolled during this period. The Master of Education in Educational Leadership is offered as a hybrid program with in-person and virtual meetings for each course.
Through all graduate programs, you will:
- Learn how to be more effective in the classroom
- Increase your employability
- Raise your professional standing
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The following applies to all candidates in this category:
- The applicant must hold, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education that at the time was accredited or otherwise approved by an accrediting organization recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
- GPA must be 3.0 or higher overall or on an applicant’s last 60 hours If the degree was earned out-of-country, an official transcript evaluation by an approved entity with equivalent report must be submitted.
- The LCU EPP does not allow admission on a contingency basis.
- Demonstrate English language proficiency by one of the following:
- Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree at an accredited institution of higher education in the United States, not including US territories or;
- Completion of an undergraduate or graduate degree earned at an institution of higher education in a country outside of the United States approved by the State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) or; Verification of minimum scaled scores on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) exam. Required scores can be found here.
Additional Admission Criteria:
- ECP application
- Self-evaluation
- Transcripts from all previous school attended.
- Two letters of recommendation
- Resume and Teacher Service Record with a minimum of two years of classroom teaching experience
- Personal statement
- Copy of TEA Certificate
- FERPA Form
- Fitness to Teach Dispositions
- Writing Assessment
Candidates seeking certification in a class other than classroom teacher, the EPP shall provide a practicum for a minimum of 160 clock-hours whereby a candidate must demonstrate proficiency in each of the educator standards for the certificate class being sought.
A practicum experience must take place in an actual school setting rather than a distance learning lab or virtual school setting.
A practicum shall not take place in a setting where the candidate:
- has an administrative role over the site supervisor; or
- is related to the field supervisor or site supervisor by blood (consanguinity) within the third degree or by marriage (affinity) within the second degree.
A practicum is successful when the field supervisor and the site supervisor recommend to the EPP that the candidate should be recommended for a standard certificate.
Visit the University Catalog here to view this and other courses making up education degree plans.