Educators with limited or no experience as administrators and those preparing for middle-level administrative positions in public or private elementary, middle, or secondary schools can participate in the Master's program in educational administration.
Most candidates who are admitted to the Master's program have little or no prior graduate study in educational administration. Normally, a requirement for admission into any program in educational administration is a minimum of three years teaching experience, as well as a state license as a teacher, or the background sufficient to seek such licensure.
Under certain circumstances, this admission requirement is waived, but such candidates must understand, when accepting admission to a program in educational administration, that they will not be eligible for state licensure as an administrator in Massachusetts unless they have a prior teacher licensure and three years of teaching experience.
Certificate of Advanced Educational Studies (CAES)
Experienced educators who already hold the Master's degree are admitted
to the CAES program. The CAES degree signifies a degree beyond the Master's
degree. Since most teachers will already have a Master's degree,
the normal program route for teachers aspiring to careers in school administration
is the CAES degree in educational administration. The degree requirements
for a CAES degree are the same as the Master's degree.
Curriculum for Master's and CAES Degrees in Educational Administration
The curriculum for the Master's and the CAES in Educational Administration
contains a common core of required courses as well as field experiences
for candidates seeking licensure or for candidates with limited practical
experience in schools. Once admitted, each candidate plans a sequence
of courses with a faculty advisor, based on the student's background,
interests, current work status, and needs.
Core Courses for all MEd/CAES Programs
ED 450 Foundations of Ed. Administration
ED 451 Human Resource Administration
ED 618 Finance and Facilities Management
ED 619 Ethics and Equity in Education (required for non-licensure students
only)
ED 705 Education Law and Public Policy
ED 720 Curriculum Leadership
ED 953 Instructional Supervision
plus one elective in Educational Research
Master's and CAES students not seeking licensure must also choose two elective courses in their area of specialization.
M Ed Educational Administration and Catholic School Leadership
[Currently accepting applications for fall 2010]
This program was designed for laypeople or religious with a good religious education background, aspiring to a principalship of a Catholic or Christian School who has a teaching license or for laypeople or religious with a good religious education background; aspiring to presidency or superintendency of a Catholic or Christian School or School System who has a teaching license (this requirement may be waved in some cases).
Alternatively a layperson with limited formal religious education; aspiring to the principalship of a Catholic or Christian School who already possesses a teaching license or a layperson with limited formal religious education, aspiring to the presidency or superintendency of a Catholic school or diocesan school system who already has a teaching license or an administrator license can pursue the M.Ed. in Religious Education with a concentration in Educational Administration.