Educational Leadership-Educational Technology Concentration

Prerequisites

In addition to the general requirements for admission to Graduate School and those listed above, applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Have a valid teaching certificate (not temporary).
• Have a minimum of three years of successful, full-time teaching.
• Must hold a Master of Education (or equivalent) degree from an accredited institution, which consists of at least thirty (30) credit hours of coursework. Of the thirty (30) credit hours, at least three (3) credit hours must be in educational research. Candidates holding a master’s degree in Educational Leadership are eligible to pursue the Educational Technology Leadership concentration only. Candidates holding master’s degrees in educational disciplines other than Educational Leadership are eligible to pursue the Educational Leadership concentration only.

Requirements

• EDLD 671 - Statistics (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDLD 698 - Elements of Educational Research Design (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDLD 699 - Field Study and/or Project (Cr. 3)
• EDTC 602 - Design and Development of Multimedia for Instruction (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 614 - Survey of Educational Telecommunications, Networks, and the Internet (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 617 - Educational Technology Research and Assessment: Instructional Media Design (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 625 - Technology Planning and Administration (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 629 - Professional Development for K-12 Technology Integration (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 636 - Organizational Change in Technology Integration (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 637 - Technology Leadership in Schools (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 639 - Independent Research in Educational Technology (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

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  Choose one of the following:

• EDTC 620 - Qualitative Research (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)
• EDTC 621 - Advanced Telecommunications and Distance Learning (Lec. 3, Cr. 3)

Notes

• One year of experience in educational leadership may be substituted for the six (6) credit hours of EDLD 696 and EDLD 697 required in the prescribed coursework.
• Twenty-four (24) of the last thirty (30) post-master’s graduate semester hours must be earned in residence.

General Notes

• Credits applied must be earned within 6 calendar years from the time the student first enrolled in the program.
• No grades below ‘C’ and not more than 6 credit hours of ‘C’ work can be applied toward the degree.
• Only transfer credits with a grade of ‘B’ or better may be applied toward the degree.