Principal Certification M.Ed.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the Master of Education Degree in Educational Leadership with Standard Principal certification program, a prospective student must:
- Hold a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution;
- Possess a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Texas Teacher Certification (any field);
- Submit official transcripts from all institutions in which a degree was awarded to Graduate Admissions;
- Complete the application for admission to a graduate program online at http://www.uttyler.edu/graduate/gradadmissions/;
- Successfully complete a personal/telephone interview;
- Send official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) directly to Graduate Admissions;
- Submit three letters of recommendation to the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies from practicing school district administrators or other professional colleagues addressing the applicant's administrative potential.
- Admission to the program is based in part on documenting satisfactory scores on the Verbal and Quantitative parts of the GRE in combination with the undergraduate GPA and demonstrating one or more of the following: the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study; socioeconomic background; first generation college graduate; multilingual proficiency; geographic region of residence; and level of responsibility in other matters including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, and family responsibilities.
Degree Requirements
Total Semester Credit Hours = 30
Block I (6 hrs. must be taken concurrently)
| EDLR 5310 | Educational Leadership Theory and Practice | |
| EDLR 5313 | Critical Issues in Educational Leadership | |
Block II (8 hrs. must be taken concurrently)
Block III (8 hrs. must be taken concurrently)
Block IV (8 hrs. must be taken concurrently)