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 above from the baccalaureate degree granting institution at which at least of minimum of 30 hours was completed.
• 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.
• Possess a valid (but not necessarily current) state teacher’s license.
• Have 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, under a standard teaching license. Please note that in keeping with Indiana Department of Education licensure policy, only one year of teaching under an emergency teaching permit and no teaching experience under a charter school teaching license may be used to fulfill this requirement.
• 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.

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 meet the following:

• Successfully complete the M.Ed. curriculum.
• Possess a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above in all graduate work and a minimum grade of "B-" in each course.
• Satisfy admission, mid-program review, and program completion gateways.
• Provide evidence of a passing score for the Indiana licensure exam for Building-level
  Administration.
• 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-616	Organizational, Operational, and Resource Management	3
EDL-618	Professional, Legal, and Ethical Leadership	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