MASTER’S DEGREE (M.Ed.) IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
(Including Oklahoma Principal CertificationEndorsement)
A Blended/Online Leadership Preparation Program
Educational Administration, Curriculum and Supervision Program Area (EACS)
Features:
- A high quality program delivered by a nationally recognized higher education faculty.
- Primary content delivered ONLINE coupled with real time classes, scheduled for one Saturday per month over a two year period (on the Norman Campus).
- Cohort format, emphasizing student networking.
- Leadership with an emphasis on:
- Enhancing teaching and learning through the systematic identification of promising aspirant leaders to the principalship;
- Developing the competencies and abilities of aspiring principals (i.e. including but not limited to instructional leadership, data-driven decision-making, strategic thinking & planning, continuous improvement; organizational capacity & learning) ; and,
- Cultivation of effective 21st century school leaders.
- Innovation that includes:
- A curriculum that encompasses theory and knowledge of effective leadership and successful schools, and also is grounded in practice. The coursework has a strong emphasis on instructional improvement and transformational leadership to increase student achievement;
- Course delivery by OU faculty and experienced district practitioners who have knowledge of the educational issues facing schools;
- A high quality internship integrated with coursework and supervised by expert principals and OU professors; and,
- The development of practical leadership competencies based on scholarship.
Program of Study
1. Major Core (27 credit hours):
EACS 5233 Organization of Education
EACS 5343 Financial Leadership in Schools
EACS 5543 School Level Instructional Leadership
EACS 5403 Inquiry for Performance Improvement
EACS 5573 Supervision of Instruction
EACS 5243 Education and the Law
EACS 5693 Technology in Educational Administration
EACS 5333 Politics in Educational Administration
EACS 5920 Principal Internship
- Elective Courses (9 credit hours):
Elective courses will be delivered through the cohort program. Students may opt to take elective courses outside the cohort. Students may also take electives offered as part of the Ed.D. cohorts, as part of the Norman Campustraditional M.Ed. cohort, or as part of OU Tulsa cohorts. Non-EACS electives taken outside the cohort require faculty advisor approval.
Course Format:
Each course will include content delivered primarily online to be supplemented by two real time (face to face) class meetings. The Saturday classes will meet from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on the Norman Campus.
Blended/Online Saturday Class Dates:
Fall 2015
EACS 5233 Organization of Education (Two Saturday Dates TBA)
EACS 5343 Financial Leadership in Schools (Two Saturday Dates TBA)
Spring 2016
EACS 5543 School Level Instructional Leadership (January 30 and March 12, 2016)
EACS 5693 Technology in Ed Admin (February 20 and April 16, 2016)
Summer 2016
EACS 5263 Education and the Law (May 21 and June 18, 2016)
EACS 5403 Inquiry for Performance Improvement (July 16 and August 6, 2016)
Fall 2016
EACS 5333 Politics in Ed Admin (Two Saturday Dates TBA)
EACS 5573 Supervision of Instruction (Two Saturday Dates TBA)
Spring 2017
EACS 5920 Principal Internship (Seminars TBA)
Elective course, TBA (Two Saturday Dates TBA)*
Summer 2017
Elective course, TBA (Two Saturday Dates TBA)*
Elective course, TBA (Two Saturday Dates TBA)*
Submit theEACS Comprehensive Portfolio(during the final semester of enrollment)
*NOTE: Cohort elective course titles are subject to change.
(COURSE DATES WILL BE COMMUNICATED IN ADVANCE AND ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE UNDER EXTRAORDINARY FACULTY CIRCUMSTANCE.)
Timeline:
April 15, 2015Admission applications materials due
May 1, 2015Applicants notified of admission decision (at the latest)
August 2015First semester of coursework begins
EACS Faculty:
Curt Adams, Ed.D., Associate Professorand EACS Coordinator Tulsa Campus
William Frick, Ph.D., Associate Professorand EACS Coordinator Norman Campus
Keith Ballard, Ed.D., Professor
Beverly Edwards, Ph.D., Associate Professor
Timothy Ford, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Patrick Forsyth, Ph.D., Professor
Gregg Garn, Ph.D., Professor and Dean, Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education
Kathrine Gutierrez, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
John R. Jones, Ed.D., Adjunct Lecturer of Practice
Hollie Mackey, Ph.D., Assistant Professor
Jeffrey Maiden, Ph.D., Professor
Angela Urick, Ed.D., Assistant Professor
Sharon Wilbur, Ph.D., Research Associate (Director of Leadership Projects, K20 Center)
More Information:
Graduate College Admission –
The admission application is completely online, and can be found here:
You have the opportunity to submit online transcripts at the time you fill out your application. However, you are required to send official copies of all degree granting institutions to our office. The address for this correspondence is:
The University of Oklahoma
Office of Graduate Admissions
Robertson Hall 318
731 Elm Avenue
Norman, OK 73071
The Educational Administration Curriculum and Supervision Admissions information is available at This link provides the admission criteria information that you will need to complete and submit as an applicant whereas you will upload the material when you are completing the online application.
Cost estimates per year for attending OU as a graduate student can be found at
Office of the Bursar -
Financial Aid Services -
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Contact:
Educational Administration, Curriculum, and Supervision
Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
820 Van VleetOval
Collings Hall, Room 227
Norman, OK 73019
Phone: (405) 325-4202
Fax: (405) 325-2403
Email:
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September 2013/Amended October 2014