Master of Education (M.Ed.)
Educational Leadership/Principalship
Program Highlights & Benefits
100% online program
2 year or less completion time, including holiday breaks
No GRE or admission tests
No weekend classes
What You Learn
The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership/Principalship is designed to allow certification for principalship in the public or private school setting. There are two Missouri state assessments that need to be completed to be a certified building administrator.
How You Learn
Online: This is an online cohort program. There are no weekly class meetings required; instead, you will log in to the online courseroom to complete assignments, participate in discussion topics, and other online activities designed by your professor. You will finish one 3 credit course every 8 weeks. Following this schedule, you will complete the program in approximately 2 years with built in breaks.
Career Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, students will have earned a M. Ed. Educational Leadership/Principalship degree and be eligible for certification as a principal in the state of Missouri.
Degree Requirements
M.Ed. Educational Leadership/Principalship
Curriculum
| Course | Title | Hours |
| ED 513 | Law for Education | 3 |
| ED 514 | Foundations of Educational Administration | 3 |
| ED 522 | Legal Aspects of Special Education | 3 |
| ED 606 | Curriculum Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ED 608 | Assessment | 3 |
| ED 612 | School and Community Leadership | 3 |
| ED 616 | School Supervision | 3 |
| Choose One: | ||
| ED 624 | Elementary Administration | 3 |
| ED 625 | Secondary School Administration | 3 |
| ED 634 | Directed Field Experience | 3 |
| ED 635 | School Organization and Management | 3 |
| Total Hours: | 30 | |
Please Note:
Students are eligible for certification at the grade level that they completed their undergraduate course of study (e.g. a teacher with a Bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education will earn certification as an Elementary School administrator). Individuals seeking middle school principal certification must take (or have already taken) in addition to the above 30 hours, graduate or undergraduate course credit in the following areas:
- Methods of Teaching Reading (minimum of 5 semester hours, including one course in Techniques of Teaching Reading in the Content Fields).
- Methods of Teaching Elementary Mathematics (minimum of 2 semester hours).
- At least 6 credit hours in education courses focusing on middle school philosophy, organization and curriculum.
