Administration and Supervision, PK-12 (M.Ed.)
This master's degree program is designed to prepare candidates for school leadership in public, private and Catholic schools. In addition to developing competencies in educational leadership, the program focuses on the church’s history, teaching, and moral perspectives while encouraging participants’ own faith and spiritual growth. A unique feature of the program is that all of the courses are offered online.
Students in this program will complete an internship and should contact their advisor for instructions on applying to the internship.
This is a licensure program and prepares school leaders to take the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) during their second year. Students who complete the program, including the internship, and pass the SLLA are eligible for Virginia endorsement in administration and supervision (PK-12).
Upon successful completion of the administration and supervision program, students will be able to
- develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education by acting ethically through equitable and culturally responsive practices to promote student academic success and well-being;
- develop supportive, inclusive, and rigorous learning communities through coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote student academic success and well-being;
- develop and engage a network of learning community stakeholders in meaningful and reciprocal ways to promote student academic success and well-being; and
- act as agents of continuous school improvement to promote student academic success and well-being.
Degree Requirements — Administration and Supervision, PK-12
30 credits
Required Courses
| ED 610 | Leadership: Mission, Vision, and Impact | 3 |
| ED 611 | Family-School-Community Partnerships | 3 |
| ED 612 | Legal and Ethical Dimensions of School Leadership | 3 |
| ED 613 | Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction | 3 |
| ED 614 | Operations and Resource Management | 3 |
| ED 615 | Perspectives on Current Trends | 3 |
| ED 616 | Supervision, Evaluation, and Professional Development | 3 |
| ED 617 | Leading Continuous Improvement | 3 |
| ED 618 | Internship | 6 |