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Educational Leadership MSEL

College(s): Education and Human Services

Required Courses		Credit Hours
Required Core
EDLE 500	Educational Leadership	3
EDLE 520	Curricular Supervision	3
EDLE 525	Personnel Administration	3
EDLE 530	School Business Management	3
EDLE 540	School-Community Relationships	3
EDLE 545	Administrative Practices	3
EDLE 691	Leadership Internship	3 + 3

Education Requirements
EDUC 630	School Law	3
EDUC 663	Prin Data Driv Decision Making	4
EDUC 681	Capstone-Proj/Portfolio/Thesis	3

Why Choose Educational Leadership?

Students will complete a core of theoretical and experiential courses that will build the foundation for their administrative experiences. These courses combine the convenience of online learning with face-to-face class time to practice and enhance skills. Of prime importance is the two-semester structured internship wherein local districts will be required to sponsor and mentor administrative candidates. During this internship, students will apply theoretical concepts and build administrative skills; they will also be expected to develop and complete a comprehensive project that will benefit their sponsor district. This cooperative effort of local districts is intended to help alleviate the shortage of prospective administrators, especially in rural schools.

Get a Great Job

The program enables secondary and elementary educators to advance in their district salary schedules and become educational leaders as building administrators. Successful completers of the program are eligible to apply to Michigan Department of Education for School Administrator Certificate.

Admission Requirements

Students eligible for admission to the graduate program must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. When required, candidates should hold or be eligible for professional licensure, registration or certification to practice in the occupational specialty.

Michigan K-12 certification

The applicant must possess a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with a 2.75 or higher GPA on a 4.0 scale. Conditional entry may be granted when the 2.75 requirement has not been met. Once a student has been granted conditional entry, the student must earn a GPA of 2.75 within the first nine (9) hours of graduate level courses. Consult individual program description for other admission requirements.

Graduation Requirements

The Master of Science in Educational Leadership through the School of Education, College of Education and Human Services requires that all students must complete all degree requirements within five (5) years after admission to the M.Ed. Consult individual program descriptions for other graduation requirements.

More Information

College of Education and Human Services
1349 Cramer Circle, Bishop Hall 421
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2737

Dr. Cheryl Thomas, Advisor
email: thomasc@ferris.edu
Phone: 231-591-2727