M.S. in Educational Leadership | School of Teacher Education and Leadership

The Master of Science degree in Educational Leadership is designed to prepare professional personnel to fill positions as preK-12 school principals or instructional supervisors in Virginia. Endorsement in administration in Virginia requires a minimum of three years of successful K-12 teaching experience prior to beginning a graduate program in this area. Successful completion of this program of study would lead to a license in preK-12 school administration and supervision.

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Option 1 and Option 2 result in candidate application for licensure (PK-12 Supervision endorsement) in Virginia.

Alternative licensing options exist in Virginia but are limited - contact the Program Coordinator or Program Staff for information related to endorsement options not listed.

Admission Requirements

Applicant must have/completed the following:

A collegiate professional or postgraduate professional license
A minimum of three years successful K-12 classroom teaching experience
Official transcripts of all undergraduate work attempted sent to the Graduate College
Three letters of recommendation, one of which is from the most recent principal and one from current superintendent or designee sent to the Graduate College
Writing sample which details applicant’s philosophy of teaching and learning and administrative aspirations (two pages typed, double-spaced, 12 pt. Font, with one-inch margins) sent to the Graduate College
Official test scores from either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) factored in with undergraduate Grade Point Average (GPA) to derive acceptable cutoffs
An admission interview with the Program Director of the Educational Leadership Program

Program Requirements

Maintain a 3.0 GPA with no more than one C allowed during program completion
Completion of a final comprehensive exam during the last semester of the student's program of study