Administration and Supervision, PK-12 (M.Ed.)
This master's degree program is designed to prepare candidates for school administration in public and private schools. It also provides the Catholic values and perspectives essential to fostering Catholic unity and identity within a school community. In addition to developing competencies in educational leadership, the program focuses on the church’s history, teaching, and moral perspectives while encouraging participants’ own faith and spiritual growth. A unique feature of the program is that most of the courses are offered online.
Students in this program may complete an internship and should contact the program director for instructions on applying for the internship.
Students seeking licensure are required to successfully complete the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA) during their second year. Students who complete the program, including the internship, and pass the SLLA are eligible for Virginia endorsement in administration and supervision (PK-12).
Upon successful completion of the administration and supervision program, students will be able to
- develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education by acting ethically through equitable and culturally responsive practices to promote student academic success and well-being;
- develop supportive, inclusive, and rigorous learning communities through coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote student academic success and well-being;
- develop and engage a network of learning community stakeholders in meaningful and reciprocal ways to promote student academic success and well-being; and
- act as agents of continuous school improvement to promote student academic success and well-being.
Degree Requirements — Administration and Supervision, PK-12
36 credits
| ED 581 | Foundations of American Education for School Leadership | 3 |
| ED 582 | Building School Community Relations | 3 |
| ED 583 | Administration in the Schools | 3 |
| ED 584 | Advanced Curriculum and Instruction for Educational Leadership | 3 |
| ED 586 | Current Issues in Education | 3 |
| ED 587 | School Law | 3 |
| ED 588 | Educational Leadership and Supervision | 3 |
| ED 589 | Fostering Moral and Ethical Development | 3 |
| ED 591 | School Finance and Development | 3 |
| ED 592 | Administrative Issues in Special Education | 3 |
| ED 593 | Project, Thesis, or Internship | 6 |