Master of Science in Educational Administration
Degree Requirements
Students complete a total of 45 credits consisting of 24 credits in core certification courses and 21 credits in core master’s courses.
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| Core Certification Courses | 24.0 Credits | |||
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| EDUC 702 | School Leadership and Decision Making | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 705 | School Law and Politics | 3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 708 | Managing Integration of Technology in Instruction |
3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 710 | School Finance and Facilities |
3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 712 | School/Community Relations and Partnerships |
3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 714 | Instructional and Curriculum Leadership |
3.0 | ||
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| EDUC 715 | School Principal Internship: Technology |
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| EDUC 716 | School Principal Internship: Finance |
1.5 | ||
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| EDUC 717 | School Principal Internship: Leadership |
1.5 | ||
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| EDUC 718 | School Principal Internship: Relations | 1.5 | ||
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| Core Master's Degree Courses | 21.0 Credits | |||
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| EDAM 500 | Leading in Urban, Rural, Suburban School Settings |
3.0 | ||
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| EDAM 502 | Resource Management, Allocation and Entrepreneurship |
3.0 | ||
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| EDAM 522 | Evaluation and Assessment Competencies |
3.0 | ||
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| EDAM 524 | Mentoring and Collaborative Leadership |
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| EDAM 526 | Interpreting and Evaluating Research and Achievement Data |
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| EDAM 528 | Research Methodology for Action Research |
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| EDAM 540 | Action Research Project |
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Performances
The performances for meeting Pennsylvania leadership standards and National Leadership Standards include a Leadership Portfolio. The Leadership Portfolio includes:
- Four Log Reflections -- explaining growth in log reflection over each term
- Evidence of 600 hours across four terms logged in the Internship
- Logs over 48 weeks
- Four term Goal Statements and Reflections on accomplishments
- Two to three artifacts on each of the ELCC standards totaling 14 to 21 or more artifacts
- An explanation of how each artifact shows applications of skill on each identified standard
- Four evaluations on the ELCC Standards and Drexel Competencies completed by the school site supervising principal
In addition, students must have a passing score on 580 on the Pennsylvania PRAXIS, Administrative Ed. Leadership (0410).
