Educational Leadership (M.S.Ed.)

Administrative Courses:

• EDUC A500 - Introduction to Educational Leadership Cr. 3. (Must be taken first)
• EDUC A510 - School-Community Relations Cr. 2-3.
• EDUC A515 - Educational Leadership: Teacher Development and Evaluation Cr. 3.
• EDUC A560 - Political Perspectives of Education Cr. 3.
• EDUC A600 - Problems in School Administration Cr. 3.
• EDUC A608 - Legal Perspectives on Education Cr. 3.
• EDUC A624 - Educational Leadership: The Principalship K-12 Cr. 3.
• EDUC A630 - Economic Dimensions of Education Cr. 3.
• EDUC A638 - Public School Personnel Management Cr. 3.
• EDUC A695 - Practicum in Educational Leadership Cr. 3.
• EDUC A720 - Workshop on Selected Problems in School Administration Cr. 1-6. (School Leadership)
• EDUC J500 - Instruction in the Context of Curriculum Cr. 3.

Total (36 Credits)

•  At least 21 of the 36 total credits toward the MS Ed. must be completed at IPFW.

To qualify for the Indiana license:

To qualify for the Indiana Building Level Administrator license, you must also do the following:

• Pass the Content Area Assessment exam;
• Provide a letter from your superintendent stating that you have at least two years of full-time teaching experience under a valid license;
• Complete an approved certification in CPR/AED;
• Complete an exit interview and receive recommendation from Educational Leadership faculty.

Educational Leadership – Cohort Option

Educational Leadership students may choose to complete the 36 credit M.S.Ed. program cohort option. Students in this program may select a spring or summer start date. The focus of this program is preparation for an Indiana Building Level Administrator license for the State of Indiana. For more information on this cohort option, please contact the College of Education and Public Policy at 260-481-6926 or 260-481-6861.