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Program at a glance: Building Principal M.S. in Educational Administration and Endorsement Programs

In the Department of Advanced Education Programs, you work closely with a faculty advisor to plan your program of study in the way that will most benefit you. This program offers a great amount of flexibility,with nearly two-thirds of the required classes offered in the spring and fall semesters. However, some of our classes can only be offered once a year. We provide this course rotation so you can see when the courses you need are offered, and ultimately so you can meet your graduation goals.

CREDIT HOURS COURSES  FALL  SPRING  SUMMER** 
AEP 803 Educational Research  Online  Online  Online:
June or July 
EDL 850 School Law     Online  Online: June
EDL 851 Supervision & Evaluation of Personnel  Online  Online    
EDL 852 Introduction to School Administration (Generally taken first) Now Offered in 8-week Sessions Online:
(Aug-Oct 8w) or (Oct-Dec 8w)     
Online 
(Jan-Mar 8w)    
 Online: June 
EDL 853 Special Education for School Leaders - Now offered in a 8 week session Online:
(Oct-Dec 8w)     
Online
(Mar-May 8w)
  
EDL 854 Educational Finance  Online     Online: June 
AEP 855 Educational Leadership - Now Offered in an 8-week Session Online:
(Aug-Oct 8w)
Online:
(Jan-May 16w) or (Mar-May 8w)
Online: July 
EDL 856 School & Community Relations - Now offered during the Winter Intercession    Online
(Dec-Jan Intercession 4w)
Online: July
AEP 858 Data Analysis and Assessment      Online  Online  Online: June 
AEP 859 Curriculum Planning & Evaluation  Online  Online:
(Mar-May 8w) 
Online: July 
AEP 880 Cultural Diversity - Now Offered in 8-week Sessions Online:
(Aug-Oct 8w) or (Oct-Dec 8w) 
Online:
Jan-May 16w) or (Jan-Mar 8w)  
Online:
June or July
AEP 879 Practicum: Building Leadership (To be taken last semester)  Online     Online   

The Master's of Education in Educational Administration does not require a thesis. Instead, the program of study includes a required research methods course in which you will complete a major research paper, project or creative work. All graduate courses in a program for a Master's in Education degree must be completed within six calendar years. For course descriptions, see the University Catalog. Comprehensive Video-conference Exams and the Praxis 5411 Tests (www.ets.org) are required for program completion. For Kansas licensure, candidates must take the Praxis SLLA Exam #6011.

*Online: Courses will utilize video conferencing, which requires the use of a webcam. All EDL courses will be managed within personal learning environments employing the combination of several Google supported products aka GooPLEs. You will be required to use your FHSU student email account which is a Gmail. Below you will find quick directions on how to access your FHSU gmail. If either two methods don't work, please contact the help desk.

Use your TigerTracks Username and Password to log in to your FHSU Mail account. Your account can be accessed in the following ways:

  • Log in to TigerTracks at tigertracks.fhsu.edu and click on the Webmail tab.
  • Go directly to mail.google.com/a/mail.fhsu.edu

**Summer Course Offerings are subject to budget funding and meeting minimum enrollments.

Contact Information

If you have questions or would like more information about the program, we would love to visit with you! If your last name begins with the letters "A-M" please contact Dr. Robert Moody at ramoody@mail.fhsu.edu or 785-628-4545. If your last name begins with the letters "N-Z" please contact Dr. Regi Wieland at rwieland@mail.fhsu.edu or 785-628-5849.