LAMAR UNIVERSITY
Department of Educational Leadership

DEGREE PLAN FOR SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

School Administration M.Ed. with
Principal Certification & “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.
• Students seeking “Certification Only” must be approved by the Department Chair and advisor at the time of admission. The required courses are designated by two asterisks (**).

I. COMMON ADMINISTRATIVE CORE
EDLD 5301      Research Methods (take within first 9 hours)
EDLD 5311      Fundamentals of Administration
EDLD 5339      Organizational Behavior
EDLD 5352      Instructional Leadership **
EDLD 5306      Foundations of Educational Technology

II. SPECIALIZATION PREPARATION
EDLD 5326      Communication and Public Relations **
EDLD 5333      Campus Planning and Problem Solving**
EDLD 5335      Curriculum Management**
EDLD 5344      School Law**
EDLD 5345      Administration Personnel **

III. ELECTIVES (Select one)
CNDV 5320     Cross Cultural Counseling
CNDV 5310     Individual/Group Facilitation
EDLD 5356      Educator Evaluation

IV. INTERNSHIP
EDLD 5398     Internship for Prinicipal (3 hours)
Other Internship hours will be earned through field activities assigned in other courses.

V. RELATED STUDY

EDLD 5332     Organization and Management Issues** (Taken before taking the TExES)

(Exceptions to any program are individually approved)

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