MSE - Educational Leadership
Building Level Administrator
(Principal Track)
The online Master of Science in Education Degree with a Major in Educational Leadership (Principal track) is a 36 hour program.
Program of Study
ELFN 6773 Introduction to Statistics and Research
ELFN 6763 Philosophies of Education
ELAD 6103 Ethical Leadership
ELAD 6073 School Law
ELAD 6003 School and Community Relations
ELAD 6033 Administration and Supervision of Special Education
ELAD 6053 Planning and Resource Allocation
ELCI 6533 Theories of Instruction
ELCI 6083 Supervision and Evaluation of Teaching
ELCI 6063 Curriculum Management
[One of the following curriculum courses]
ELCI 6323, 6423, OR 6523 (Elementary, Middle, or High School Curriculum)ELAD 6593 Supervised Internship
• Students who adhere to the schedule should be able to complete the program in 24 months. If a candidate finds it necessary to deviate from the schedule, he/she will be able to re-enter the sequence at any time. A student has six years to complete the degree.
Admission Requirements
Students seeking admission into the Master of Science in Education degree program in Educational Leadership must meet the admission requirements of the Graduate School and the specific program requirements as follows:
Unconditional Admission Status:
• Hold a valid teaching license.
• Achieved a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.00 (on a 4.00 scale).
• Have two years of teaching experience.
• Have a written commitment from a practicing program director who is in your area of licensure and who will function as your mentor during the program.
• No felony record
Conditional Admission Status: Students who do not meet the requirements for unconditional admission may be granted conditional admission as follows:
• Hold a valid teaching license.
• Achieved a minimum cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 (on a 4.00 scale) or a 3.00 GPA on the last 60 hours. Any courses attempted, including any repeated courses, are considered in computing the GPA.
• Have two years of teaching experience.
• Have a written commitment from a practicing program director who is in your area of licensure and who will function as your mentor during the program.
• No felony record
Coursework must be taken at through either ASU-Jonesboro or at an ASU degree center. Students who fail to remove conditional status upon completing 12 semester hours of graduate work in the program will be dropped from the degree program.
• ASU-Jonesboro will be using Blackboard as the web delivery platform. This platform allows synchronous and asynchronous interactions, streaming video and electronic discussion boards. Students will also interact via e-mail, telephone, and fax.
• A high-speed internet connection (Ethernet, cable, DSL, public wireless hotspot, satellite, etc) will be necessary. Dial-up will not work. Computers must have specific minimum requirements. For example, they must have a Windows XP or later operating system; any processor of 1.2GHZ or faster; minimum RAM of 512MB for XP or 1GB for Vista; minimum of 20GB available free disk space; minimum display resolution of 1024x768.
• The capstone experience serves as the comprehensive examination for the degree.
• All students must complete a portfolio that is a culmination of authentic performance-based assessments completed throughout the program.