LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Department of Educational Leadership
DEGREE PLAN FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
School Administration M.Ed. with Principal Certification
and “Certification Only”
Effective date: June 1, 2005

Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree and valid Teaching Certificate. One year of teaching experience is required.
Please Note:
• Students already holding a master’s degree may apply for admission to pursue a M.Ed. in School Administration or "Certification Only".  A meeting with an advisor is required.

I. COMMON ADMINISTRATIVE CORE
EDLD 5301      Research Methods
EDLD 5311      Fundamentals of Administration *(Fundamentals of Leadership)
EDLD 5339      Organizational Behavior*
      	         *Prerequisite to courses in section II except EDLD 5306

II. TEACHING AND LEARNING
EDLD 5352      Instructional Leadership
                         **Prerequisite for EDLD 5356
EDLD 5356      Educator Evaluation or Elective (Select One)
                          *   CNDV 5320    Cross Cultural Counseling
                          *   CNDV 5310    Individual/Group Facilitation
EDLD 5333      Campus Planning and Problem Solving (Leadership for Accountability)
EDLD 5335      Curriculum Management

III. SPECIALIZATION PREPARATION
EDLD 5306      Foundations of Educational Technology
(Students must complete EDLD 5311 prior to the following courses.) 
EDLD 5326      Communication and Public Relations
EDLD 5344      School Law
EDLD 5345      Personnel Administration (Human Resource Development)

IV. INTERNSHIP
EDLD 5398     Internship for School Principal

Students must take the TExES within one year of program completion.
Waiting beyond this time could result in additional coursework or testing.

* CERTIFICATION ONLY (with prior Master's degree)

Please Note:  Students who are doing "Certification Only" must submit a Departmental application and be
      	     admitted to the Certification Only Program as well as to the Graduate College (Post-Master's enrollment).
      * The "Certification Only" program consists of two options. They are:
      1. 21 hours of course work plus taking Instructional Leadership Development and Teacher Appraisal (PDAS)
         at the service center.
         -or-
      2. 21 hours of course work plus EDLD 5352 - Instructional Leadership Development and 
         EDLD 5356 - Educator Evaluation for a total of 27 hours.

Required Courses

      EDLD 5359    Organizational Behavior (Organization and Management Issues)
      EDLD 5333    Campus Planning & Problem Solving (Leadership for Accountability)
      EDLD 5326    School Community Relations
      EDLD 5335    Curriculum Management
      EDLD 5344    School Law
      EDLD 5345    Personnel Administration (Human Resource Development)
      EDLD 5398    Internship for School Principal
      *All coursework must have been completed within the past six years
      Additional Requirements for certification:
      1. Hold a valid Texas  teaching certificate.
      2. Have a minimum of two years teaching in a TEA accredited school.
      3. Pass the Principal TExES. (Must be taken within one year of certification or additional coursework/testing may be required.)
      NOTE: No more than six hours of coursework which is more than ten years old will be counted on a certification only plan.

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