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To prepare creative educational leaders to serve their communities and maximize learning opportunities for ALL.
PROGRAM VISION
Our TAMU-SA Education Leadership Program is the educational choice of the majority of educational leaders in our community.
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Core Values
We value a culture of supportiveness thus maximizing teaching and learning for all.We value collaborative relationships with current and aspiring educational leaders.
We value creative approaches to the challenges we face in education.
We value praxis: the practical application of scholarship and theory.
We value the funds of knowledge in our community.
We value servant leadership.
Program Overview
The Masters of Arts in Educational Administration degree program is designed to meet principalship certification requirements in the State of Texas. In addition, a superintendency program of 15 semester credit hours is available for practicing K-12 school administrators. It is estimated that the average length of time which is required to complete the Master’s degree is 18 months. Some of the coursework is offered in a combination of face-to-face and online coursework. Some of the coursework is offered in a combination of face-to-face and online coursework. This hybrid combination affords students the greatest amount of freedom and flexibility while also including face-to-face support, resulting in highly skilled graduates. Principal Certification and Superintendent Certification Programs are also offered for professionals requiring certification only. For an overview, click here.
Features of the program
Convenience - Courses are held in the evening in convenient 8-week sessions, and students now have the option to take the entire program online (does not apply to Superintendent Certification coursework). Courses are offered both online and in-person (please check with us for the availability of on-campus course offerings prior to applying), providing students with the opportunity to receive the convenience of online learning and the benefits of face-to-face interactions with professors and peers.
Quality - Courses are designed to blend theory and practice in order to provide a unique opportunity for participants to gain a systemic perspective on leadership along with practical local procedures and policies.
Cost- We are proud to offer one of the lowest cost tuition programs in Texas. Below is a link to the current rates of tuition and fees for graduate students who are Texas residents: Click Here (PDF)
Our Educational Administration Programs are among the lowest cost and highest quality in the area!
To speak with a member of the A&M Educational Leadership Program, please feel free to reach out to any of our faculty members:
W. Sean Kearney Ed.D.
Elisabeth Krimbill, Ed.D.
M.A. in Educational Administration
The program is designed for students interested in educational leadership whose career goals include a principalship, teacher leadership, central office leadership, or a superintendency.
Principal Certification
Successful completion of the Master of Arts in Educational Administration degree and passing the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) promotes students to be recommended for the State of Texas Principalship Certification.
M.A. in Instructional Leadership
The program is designed for students interested in instructional leadership whose career goals include teacher leadership, teaching dual-credit coursework, and, potentially, principalship.
Superintendent Certification
Successful completion of the Master of Arts in Educational Administration degree and passing the Texas Examinations of Educator Standards (TExES) promotes students to be recommended for the State of Texas Superintendency Certification.