Student Learning Outcomes - The graduate with the Master of Science in Education degree in School Administration will use the knowledge and skills obtained in the program to promote the success of all students by:
- Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.
- Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
- Ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
- Collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
- Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
- Understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
The M.S.E. in School Administration program prepares school leaders who are reflective practitioners by requiring candidates to think analytically, practically and creatively about the teaching, learning, and the decision making processes associated with educational leadership. A student who holds or is eligible for a valid Missouri teaching certificate and has teaching experience may pursue the Master of Science in Education Degree in Elementary School Administration or Secondary School Administration. To be accepted into either of these options, a student must have a minimum overall undergraduate grade point average of 2.75 or a 3.00 grade point average during the last 60 semester hours of undergraduate study. Applicants who do not meet any of the above GPA criteria must achieve a minimum of a 3.50 graduate grade point average during their first 12 hours of graduate study (which must include required degree courses) and have a minimum combined (verbal and quantitative) score of 900 on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE).
The M.S.E. in School Administration requires a minimum of 34 semester hours. Two semesters of internship are required and represents a significant practicum component within the program. Students who currently hold a UCM masters degree in education or in an education-related field are eligible for the 24 hour 2nd masters degree option available to UCM graduates
A student’s program must be planned with the advice and consent of a department adviser. In accordance with DESE guidelines, students must complete and submit the Missouri Educator Profile. The MEP is to be completed within the first semester (6 hours) of the program.
The M.S.E. in School Administration includes the course requirements for initial certification by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education as a Building Level Administrator (Elementary or Secondary Principal). A program may be planned which could lead to additional certification as a middle school principal, a vocational school director, or a special education director.
Initial certification requirements include the completion of a masters degree in educational leadership; completion of a course in Education of the Exceptional Child; a valid Missouri certificate to teach; a minimum of two years of teaching experience; and the satisfactory completion of all requirements established by DESE, including passing scores on the Missouri Standards-Based Performance Assessment and the Missouri Educator Gateway Assessment for Building-Level Administrators.
An applicant for an initial building level administrator’s s certificate must receive a recommendation for certification from the Director of Clinical Services and Certification. Recommendation will be based upon the completion of all requirements established by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Inquiries regarding certification in school administration can be directed to the Director of Clinical Services and Certification at 660-543-8441.
For information concerning degree or certification requirements contact the School Administration program coordinator in the Department of Educational Leadership and Human Development in Lovinger 4101 or call 660-543-8834.
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