The Master of Education Program in Educational Leadership at Georgia Southern University is designed to prepare school leaders for formal and informal leadership roles in school administration. The Program is also designed to prepare students to take Georgia’s certification assessment in educational leadership, the GACE.

It provides candidates with the opportunity to build their knowledge base and skill level through foundational leadership activities in courses that focus on leadership, human resources, legal and ethical issues, and community relationships, as well as data analysis. Candidates begin the Program with a field-based course that begins the process of deep development of leadership capacity, and the program ends with a second internship that provides a venue for leading-not practicing leadership, but leading in real work, in real time, in real settings.

The Master of Education Program in Educational Leadership is a 36-semester-hour program that meets state and national standards and is accredited by NCATE. Upon successful completion of course requirements and successful completion of the GACE, the candidate is eligible for NL-5 Certification in Leadership through Georgia’s Professional Standards Commission (PSC). This progressive program meets the needs of part-time candidates who want to build knowledge, skills, and dispositions of school leadership to become an Eagle Leader, and we believe every school deserves an Eagle Leader!

Regular

1. Complete requirements for a Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Possess or be eligible for a Professional Level Four Certificate or equivalent in a teaching field. Persons with a Master's degree in a related field may be admitted; however, additional course work may be required. (Required for Track One only)
3. Present a cumulative 2.50 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined.
4. Present official report of scores on the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) or the verbal, quantitative and analytical writing sections of the Graduate Records Examination (GRE).
5. Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 200 words, that identifies the applicant's reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant's professional aspirations.
6. Submit a completed "Disclosure and Affirmation Form" that addresses misconduct disclosure, criminal background check, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance.
7. Submit school/district endorsement and agreement for Internship. (Required for Track One only)
8. One (1) year of teaching experience prior to admission to the program. (Required for Track One only)

Provisional

Applicants may be approved for provisional admission based on the quality of the admission material presented. Provisional students must earn grades of "B" or higher in their first nine (9) hours of course work after admission and meet any other stipulations outlined by the department to be converted to regular status.

No campus visits. All coursework and assignments can be completed online. There is an option to take some courses face to face if necessary.

- The institution offers the graduate degree program for which the student has been admitted at Georgia Southern University. (Not required for transfer of ACE transcript credit.)
- An official transcript is sent directly to the College of Graduate Studies from the institution in which the graduate work was taken.
- The credit was earned no more than 7 years prior to the date of completion of the graduate degree.
- The student's advisor or major professor has to approve the transfer credit as a part of the student's approved program of study.
- A student pursuing a graduate degree at Georgia Southern University who plans to take graduate courses at another institution as a transient student must complete a Graduate Student Transient Permission Form, which must be approved by the advisor or major professor and the College of Graduate Studies prior to enrolling in the transient courses. This procedure insures that courses taken as a transient student at another institution will constitute a part of the planned program of study. Students who take courses without prior approval are doing so with the possibility that the course may not count in the degree program.
- A degree candidate may not graduate at the end of a term in which (s)he is enrolled as a transient student at another institution. The student, upon request, will be furnished a statement that all requirements for the degree have been completed when the said requirements have been satisfied.
- No grade lower than a "B" in a course earned at another institution may be accepted in transfer credit to count toward a graduate degree at Georgia Southern University.

http://cogs.georgiasouthern.edu/future_students/dates.html

Tuition and Fees follow the university policy for Graduate Fees.