Principalship M.A.E.
Principalship Major
Students interested in this program must submit a completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study and should refer to their MyUNIverse Student Center To-Do list or contact the Department of Learning, Leadership, and Community for other application requirements. Graduate information and application for graduate admission can be found at https://admissions.uni.edu/application. (Also http://www.uni.edu/coe/departments/educational-leadership-postsecondary-education).
The Graduate Record Examination (General Test) is not required for admission to the program.
Only graduate courses (course numbers 5000 or above) will apply to a graduate degree, even if the undergraduate course number (4999 or less) is listed. No exceptions will be made.
This major is available on the thesis and non-thesis options. A minimum of 41 semester hours is required on the thesis option; a minimum of 35 hours is required on the non-thesis option. A minimum of 32 hours of 6000-level course work, including 6 hours of EDLEAD 6299, is required for the thesis option. A minimum of 32 hours of 6000-level course work is required for the non-thesis option.
Successful completion of a final oral comprehensive examination is required for the thesis option. The student must complete the usual degree and licensure/endorsement requirements and must complete a minimum of one year of successful teaching appropriate to the major prior to graduation. For endorsement the student must have three years of teaching experience at either the elementary or secondary level. This program is offered to cohort groups of 20-25 students on and off campus through the Web, and in face-to-face instructional sessions. New cohort groups start each year at the beginning of the fall semester.
| Required program courses | ||
| Special Education: | ||
| SPIE 6260 | Special Education Law and Policy | 3 |
| Measurement and Research: | ||
| MEASRES 6205 | Educational Research | 3 |
| Additional educational leadership courses | ||
| Educational Leadership: | ||
| EDLEAD 6248 | Leading Instruction in Schools | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6206 | Orientation to Educational Leadership Standards | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6232 | School Governance, Law and Intersystems Relations | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6245 | Leadership for Effective Schools | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6247 | School Management for Student Learning | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6249 | Leading Learning, Teaching, and Curriculum | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6282 | Leading School Growth and Improvement | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6284 | Evaluator Approval for Improved Student Learning | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6289 | Seminar in Educational Leadership | 2 |
| EDLEAD 6225 | Activities Administration | 2 |
| or EDLEAD 6235 | Community Connections | |
| EDLEAD 6291 | Internship | 3 |
| EDLEAD 6292 | Capstone to Educational Leadership | 1 |
| Total hours non-thesis option | 35 | |
| Thesis Option add | ||
| EDLEAD 6299 | Research | 6 |
| Total Hours thesis option | 41 | |
Learning Outcomes
Principalship, M.A.E.
- Students will demonstrate in writing a thoughtful understanding, application and analysis of specific Iowa Standards for School Leaders - shared vision, culture of learning, management, family & community, ethics, and societal context
- Students will orally present a thoughtful understanding, application and analysis of specific Iowa Standards for School Leaders - shared vision, culture of learning, management, family & community, ethics, and societal context.
- Students will compile a portfolio of evidence demonstrating a thoughtful understanding, application and analysis of specific Iowa Standards for School Leaders - shared vision, culture of learning, management, family & community, ethics, and societal context.