Master of Education with Specialization in Educational Administration
Program Description
The Educational Administration program prepares graduate students for positions as principals or assistant principals in elementary, middle, or high schools and for such district-wide administrative positions as program directorships and supervisor or coordinator positions. The program is designed to enhance students' abilities in planning, organizing, delegating, supervising, and leading through a variety of activities, procedures, and experiences, some of which are campus based and some field based. Students completing the program may also qualify for the Texas Standard Principal Certificate after passing the TExES exam.
Advantages and Opportunities
Students in this program are well prepared to be candidates for administrative positions. Students will regularly apply skills and knowledge gained in courses to their school setting and benefit from former and current educational administrators as professors and adjunct professors.
Students also have the opportunity to conduct research independently and in conjunction with Houston Baptist faculty, to present papers at conferences, to publish, and to interact with practicing administrators representing a wide spectrum of approaches and philosophies.
Course Listing
Requirements
In order to enter this program the graduate student would need to either be a certified teacher or be working on their teacher certification. The Master’s in Education with Educational Administration is 37 semester hours of course work.
To qualify for the Texas Principal Certificate, applicants must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate, have at least two years of teaching experience in accredited schools, complete the principal preparation program, and successfully complete the TExES Principal exam.