Educational Leadership, M.Ed.: Principal Certification

About the Educational Leadership Master’s Programs

The M.Ed. (Principal-Certification) in Educational Leadership is a 36-hour online two-year degree leading toward principal certification in Texas. The program includes a year-long (fall and spring) principal preparation internship in your school to develop leadership and instructional skills for the school leader role. The program curriculum supports 268 and PASL certification, and courses are delivered synchronously online via web-based links. Two years of completed teacher of record and successful teaching experience is required to apply and join the program.

The M.Ed. (Non-Certification) in Educational Leadership is a 36-hour online program designed to prepare graduates for non-certified positions in education, government, the private sector, nonprofits, leadership and policy institutes, research-based advocacy groups, or to continue to a doctoral degree. Emphasis is on (1) understanding the relationships between education, leadership, and policy; (2) using evidence to make education-related decisions and policies; and (3) preparing to lead meaningful change through policy, research, and practice. Program courses are delivered online synchronously via web-based links.