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Master of Education
in Educational Leadership (M.Ed.)
Tam Jones, Ph.D., Program Director
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The Master of Education in Educational Leadership is a 39-hour non-thesis program. The program is composed of 12 core and 27 hours of specialized preparation. Students who meet additional state criteria will be qualified to sit for the state Principal TExES exam. Upon program completion, passage of the Principal TExES exam, and specific state regulations, the student will be qualified to apply for certification as Principal in Texas.
Admission Requirements:
There are no additional requirements other than those required for admission to the graduate program at DBU.
Program Continuance:
Continuance in the program past the first 6 hours is pending submission of satisfactory scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE):
* a minimum verbal score of 400 combined with the
quantitative score to equal 850
or
* a minimum verbal score of 400 combined with a minimum
analytical writing score of 4.0
In lieu of the GRE, the applicant may submit the GMAT, MAT, or other nationally-recognized aptitude test with comparable scores upon approval of the program director and the Master’s Programs Admission Committee.
Core Courses (12 hours)
Specialized Preparation (27 hours)
* Texas students having completed official Instructional Leadership Development elsewhere as well as out-of-state students who are not pursuing Texas principal certification may substitute an elective for EDAD 6301. This elective must be approved by the Master of Educational Leadership Program Director.
College of Education Graduate Portfolio
Because of Dallas Baptist University’s quest for meaningful assessment of graduate students, a portfolio assessment is required in all College of Education graduate programs. The process of creating a portfolio is explained in the College of Education Graduate Portfolio Manual, which can be downloaded from the DBU website. The portfolio allows the student to present information about themselves as learners and to document growth over a period of time.
The portfolio should be a collection of artifacts accompanied by self-reflections that not only help the learner to understand and extend learning, but also invite the reader of the portfolio to gain insights about the learner. Please refer to the Portfolio Manual for appropriate procedures to follow in preparation of the portfolio. Students must register for 6010 (Professional Portfolio) during the semester in which they will present their portfolio to the Educator Preparation Board. The Educator Preparation Board is a group of experienced and widely successful educators from Dallas Baptist University and the metroplex. Practicing teachers, administrators, consultants, superintendents, guidance directors, personnel directors, and Educational Region Service Center personnel as well as DBU professors and administrations volunteer their time for this highly selective process. The Educator Preparation Board serves as the College of Education Graduate Programs advisory board and meets three times a year to assess graduate students' professional portfolios.
During the fall and spring semesters, a date is publicized for a Portfolio Workshop. Program Directors attend, review the portfolio manual, discuss portfolio components, and provide guidelines for presentation and delivery.
Note: Eleven of the thirteen courses for the Master of Education in Educational Leadership are available online. Texas students having completed official Instructional Leadership Development elsewhere as well as out-of-state students who are not pursuing Texas principal certification may substitute an elective for EDAD 6301, which is not offered online. EDAD 6389, Internship in Educational Administration, is being developed for online implementation. The State Principal Certificate qualifies an individual for the principalship in grades Pre-Kindergarten through Twelve and for almost all positions in the central administration office except the Superintendency. The certificate requires the completion of the Educational Leadership Program, two years of teaching experience in an accredited school, and the passing of the state principal certification examination.
The following track in Educational Leadership is available only to International Students who will not be pursuing Texas State Principal Certification:
EDAD 6010 Professional Portfolio
EDAD 6301 Instructional Leadership Development
EDAD 6311 Educational Organization and Administration
EDAD 6312 School Law
EDAD 6313 Supervision of Instruction
EDAD 6314 The Principalship
EDAD 6315 School Finance/Business Management
EDAD 6316 School Personnel Administration
EDAD 6317 School Public Relations
EDUC 6302 Research in Education
EDUC 6304 The Learning Process
EDUC 6306 Curriculum Design and Evaluation
EDUC 6308 The School and the Multicultural American Society
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