• Program Overview
• Admission Requirements
• Graduation Requirements
• California Principal Certification Requirements
• Program Requirements

Program Overview

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The purpose of Argosy University’s Master of Arts in Education (MAEd) in Educational Administration degree program  is to prepare individuals to serve as school administrators. The program is designed for practicing educators who have already completed a bachelor’s degree program from a regionally accredited institution and seeking administrative credentialing. Based on state requirements, students may be required to complete additional experiences or coursework.

Note

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The MAEd in Educational Administration degree program leads to the California Commission on Teaching Tier I Preliminary Administrative Services Credential upon completion of all state and program requirements, including passage of the California Basic Skills Requirement. This program is approved by the California Commission on Teaching and only meets the certification requirements for the State of California. Students, who want to work in any other state, are responsible for investigating the other states’ criteria about the reciprocity of the California Commission on Teaching Tier I Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.

Admission Requirements

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• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or an appropriately certified foreign institution
• A grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) during the last two years of undergraduate work and any subsequent study
• A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy .”
• A minimum of 3 years of full-time successful teaching experience or experience in P-12 schools as a salaried certified employee (If teaching experience is from another state, applicant must submit formal verification that school was state approved)
• Evidence of valid educational certificate
• Evidence of a criminal background or fingerprint check
• The principal at the school where the aspirant is employed must sign a Memorandum of Understanding that the potential candidate will be permitted to perform most of the 240-hour practicum at that site.
• Interview with Program Admissions Committee and recommendation for admittance
• A Writing Sample submitted with the program application

All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative is available to help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:

• Completed Application for Admission Form
• Application fee (Non-refundable, except in Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement.)
• Current résumé
• Three letters of recommendation (Two from a source familiar with student’s academic abilities and one from a current school administrator)
• Official transcripts from all postsecondary schools attended

Graduation Requirements

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A student is eligible for graduation from the MAEd in Educational Administration degree program when the following requirements are met:

• Satisfactory completion of all requirements in the program of study (a minimum of 30 credit hours) that includes

  • 27 credit hours of coursework
  • 3 credit hours of practicum
• A grade point average of 3.0 or higher (on a scale of 4.0), and a grade of “B-” or better in all required courses
• Passage of the dispositional assessment
• Passage of the California Basic Skills Requirement (CBEST)
• Completion of all requirements within five years of matriculation in program
• Completed Petition to Graduate Form submitted to campus administration

California Principal Certification Requirements

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Graduation from the MAEd in Educational Administration degree program does not guarantee certification. To qualify for certification, the following conditions must be met:

• Successful completion of all program requirements, including the Administrative Practicum and Dispositional Assessment
• Minimum of three years of full-time successful teaching experience or experience in P-12 schools as a certified salaried employee
• Passage of the California Basic Skills Requirement (CBEST)

Program Requirements

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The MAEd in Educational Administration degree program requires the satisfactory completion of 30 semester credit hours distributed as follows: core course requirements, 27credit hours; practicum requirements, 3 credit hours.