MEd - School Administration Major (Indiana)
This program is available to candidates from all states and leads to licensure in Indiana.
Candidates who have completed this program should be able to:
- Understand and be able to apply Christ-like leadership principles that build the spiritual foundation critical to the success of a world-changer.
- Demonstrate competency in the following School of Educational Leadership's dispositional domains: Communication, Critical Thinking, Human Interaction, Leadership, and Professionalism.
- Demonstrate the ability to facilitate collaborative vision, mission, values, goals, and a culture of continuous improvement in the buildings they will lead to change the world.
- Demonstrate instructional leadership by understanding and promoting best practices in teaching, with an acute focus on student learning and academic success.
- Demonstrate the ability to leverage school operations, manage resources, and provide a safe learning environment to ensure the success of all students.
- Demonstrate the ability to build diverse relationships that engage parents and the community in the learning process and share resources for student success and for the benefit of all stakeholders.
- Model personal integrity, fairness, accountability, cultural responsiveness, and ethical/legal decision-making, and expect the same from staff and students.
Admission Requirements
The admission requirements for the M.Ed. program with a major in School Administration are as follows:
- A baccalaureate or graduate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional accrediting body or the Association for Biblical Higher Education verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University. Transcripts from foreign institutions may need to be sent to an outside agency for evaluation and determination of transferable credits, degrees, and GPA. If this outside review is necessary, students are responsible for the initiation of this evaluation and for any fees incurred during the process.
- An undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or higher from the baccalaureate degree granting institution at which at least of minimum of 30 hours was completed.
- Public school candidates need:
- A valid (but not necessarily current) state teacher’s license.
- At least two years of teaching experience from an approved and accredited public, private, or parochial elementary, secondary, or postsecondary school in the United States or abroad.
- Obtain recommendations from two school leaders (superintendent, principal, or assistant principal) who are qualified to judge the applicant’s knowledge, skills, and dispositions in relation to pursuing the Building Level Administrator’s license.
- Be currently employed in or have access to a P-12 public or non-public school in which the principal is willing to serve as a mentor for the internship phase of the program. Submission of a completed internship agreement with a building principal will be required prior to the start of the internship phase.
Clinical Experience Requirements
- All candidates must complete two Internships (three credit hours each).
- All candidates must secure a Principal-Mentor at the school in which they are currently teaching.
- The Principal-Mentor will work with the candidates throughout the course of the Internships.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, from the M.Ed. program, candidates must have completed the following:
- Successful completion of the M.Ed. curriculum.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in all graduate work and a minimum grade of "B-" in each course.
- Successful completion of admission, mid-program review, and program completion gateways.
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
Indiana Candidates -- Successful completion of the MEd – School Administration program meets the academic requirements for recommendation for licensure. Additionally, candidates must complete other requirements of the Indiana Department of Education before a principal’s license will be issued, including receiving a passing score on the related state assessment test, evidence of a proficient practitioner license, and two at least two years of experience as a teacher or school counselor.
Other Candidates – Applicants who seek administrative licensure in states other than Indiana bear the responsibility to determine whether completion of the IWU MEd – School Administration program will meet the academic and assessment requirements of the state in which licensure is sought.
MEd - School Administration - Program of Study
Core Courses
Field experiences will be required in some courses.
| EDTL-510 | Personal Attributes and Leadership | 3 |
| EDTL-530 | The Teacher Leader in a Professional Learning Community | 3 |
| EDTL-540 | Leading Instructional Improvement | 3 |
| EDTL-550 | The Culturally Competent Teacher Leader | 3 |
| EDTL-560 | The Teacher Leader As a Change Agent | 3 |
| EDL-657 | Collaborative Vision and Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDL-618 | Professional, Legal, and Ethical Leadership | 3 |
| EDL-616 | Organizational, Operational, and Resource Management | 3 |
| EDL-610 | Community, Cultural, and Relational Leadership | 3 |
| EDL-612 | Principal Internship I: Clinical Application of Leadership Principles | 3 |
| EDL-625 | Principal Internship II: Clinical Application of Leadership Principles | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 33 |
