PK-12 Education Leadership
Leadership Preparation Program (M.Ed.)
The Leadership Preparation Program offers the option of pursuing the master's degree through a two-year cohort program. The M.Ed. in PK-12 Education Leadership fulfills requirements for Nevada K-12 administrative endorsement and prepares quality school leaders who are ready for immediate placement in administrative positions in public and private schools. The incorporated field experiences build a depth of understanding and performance capacity. Students may begin the program in either the Fall semester or the Spring semester. This is NOT a collaborative program with any particular school or district and applications are open to anyone wishing to pursue a master's degree to prepare for educational leadership in PK-12 settings. Students take two classes (6-8 credit hours) each Fall and Spring semester. Classes are scheduled back-to-back, one night per week. Students take 12 hours over one or two summers depending upon their matriculation semester. Students are assigned a mentor principal to work with them throughout their program.
Admission Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75 for all undergraduate work or a 3.0 for the last two years of undergraduate work.
- Graduate application and fee
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Millers Analogy Test (MAT) scores
- Two Letters of References
- Two years of teaching or equivalent experience
- Personal resume
Curriculum:
Core courses
Foundations of Educational Leadership
- EDA 701 Introduction to Education Administration
- EPY 702 Research Methods
Instructional Leadership
- EDA 700 Special topic in Instructional Leadership
- EDA 710 Supervision of Instruction
- EDA 740 Administration for Curriculum Improvement
- ESP 753 Administration/Supervision of Special Education
- EDA 792 Organization/Administration of Schools
Organizational Management
- EDA 720 School Finance
- EDA 750 School Personnel Administration
- EDA 755 School Law
Field-based Experience
- EDA 705 Field Experience
- EDA 790 Internship
- EDA 791 Practicum
Exit Exam: Praxis II in Educational Administration
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 39
Program Coordinator: Dr. Mike Robison
e-mail address: mike.robison@unlv.edu