• Faculty
• Description
• Requirements
• Course Descriptions

Gladys Williams, Program Director of Educational Leadership

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The graduate program in educational administration offers a Master of Science in Administration degree (M.S.A.) to students who successfully complete the 36-credit hour degree program designed to prepare them for administrative leadership positions in educational settings. This two-year cohort program meets one weekend a month for twenty months. The program consists of core requirements (30 credits) and a required 2-year internship and final project with an accompanying seminar (6 credits). Course syllabi and classroom activities reflect the curriculum guidelines of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) and prepare students to take the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) licensure exam, which is required of all new school principals in both the District of Columbia and Maryland.

The Educational Administration Program is nationally recognized by NCATE; it is state approved and fulfills the requirements for the Administrative Services Credential in the District of Columbia. The program reflects the contemporary emphasis on data driven decision making and focuses on skills in data analysis, strategic planning and collaborative problem solving.  Students learn to evaluate instruction and to develop strategies to assist teachers with instructional techniques that lead to improved levels of student achievement.

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Core Requirements (30 credits)

ALL of the following courses:

• EDCC 601
• EDAD 597 and EDAD 598
  or
  EDAD 599
• EDAD 611 and EDAD 612
  or
  EDAD 601
• EDAD 613 and EDAD 614
  or
  EDAD 602
• EDAD 615 and EDAD 616
  or
  EDAD 604
• EDAD 617 and EDAD 618
  or EDAD 605
• EDAD 621 and EDAD 622
  or
  EDAD 607
• EDAD 623 and EDAD 624
  or
  EDAD 608
• EDAD 637 and EDAD 638
  or
  EDAD 633
• EDAD 635 and EDAD 636
  or
  EDAD 634

Field Experience (6 credits)

BOTH of the following courses:

• EDAD 625 and EDAD 626
  or
  EDAD 640
• EDAD 627 and EDAD 628
  or
  EDAD 600

• EDCC 601
• EDAD 597 and EDAD 598
• EDAD 599
• EDAD 601
• EDAD 611 and EDAD 612
• EDAD 602
• EDAD 613 and EDAD 614
• EDAD 604
• EDAD 615 and EDAD 616
• EDAD 605
• EDAD 617 and EDAD 618
• EDAD 607
• EDAD 621 and EDAD 622
• EDAD 608
• EDAD 623 and EDAD 624
• EDAD 640
• EDAD 625 and EDAD 626
• EDAD 603
• EDAD 629 and EDAD 630
• EDAD 600
• EDAD 627 and EDAD 628
• EDAD 633
• EDAD 637 and EDAD 638
• EDAD 634
• EDAD 635 and EDAD 636