Educational Leadership

Program overview

The Ed.M. is a non-thesis program for K-12 educational professionals. Course schedules allow full-time students to complete the Ed.M. degree in approximately two years. The program delivers the world-class instruction you expect from a major university with small classes and personalized attention only available at an urban campus. Students have the option of taking courses in a variety of instructional formats delivered through the Statewide Educational Leadership Program. All classes are offered on the WSU Tri-Cities campus.

Program admission

The following items must be submitted directly to the WSU Graduate School with the WSU Graduate School Application:

• $75 application fee
• Official transcripts showing all previous college or university coursework
• Three letters of recommendation
• A brief statement of your professional objectives and how you feel they will be promoted by admission to the program to which you are applying
• Current résumé or vita

  The following items must be submitted directly to Niamh O’Leary at niamh.oleary@wsu.edu:

• Ed.M. in Educational Leadership and Sport Management Supplemental Application Form
• Copies of currently held certificates

  All applicants to the Educational Leadership Program must hold a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and have a minimum GPA of 3.00 in the last sixty (60) semester hours of graded undergraduate course work or twelve (12) credits of graduate study. The Graduate Record Examination is NOT REQUIRED for the master’s degree and Principal or Program Administrator Certification.

  Requirements may vary for the degree and credential programs. Detailed information is available from Niamh O’Leary, niamh.oleary@wsu.edu.

  NOTE: Admission to the Educational Leadership Master’s degree specialization at Washington State University involves application and acceptance into both the WSU Graduate School and the Department of Educational Leadership and Sport Management.

Ed.D. in Educational Leadership

Experienced. Expert. Equity-driven.

Earn your doctorate from Washington’s premiere Ed.D. program. Learn from faculty with more than 30 years of experience and be networked to hundreds of alumni transforming education across the state and nation.

Purpose

The Ed.D. in Educational Leadership prepares practitioner-scholars for effective and meaningful leadership in a variety of educational settings. Course instructors are highly experienced school professionals and nationally recognized academic scholars. Program content is practical and scholarly; it blends issues important to practicing educational leaders with scholarship that analyzes and addresses these issues. Post coursework, students produce a dissertation that studies and addresses a contemporary problem of practice in K-20 schools.

For more information about this program at Tri-Cities, including how to apply, please contact Jennifer Gallagher at j.gallagher@wsu.edu and visit the state-wide Ed.D. program webpage.

The Field-Based Principal, Field-Based Program Administrator and Field-Based Superintendent programs at WSU Tri-Cities balance practical experience, theory and research to help you prepare for leadership in the world of education.

Field-Based Principal or Program Administrator Certification

This innovative, streamlined program offers you the best possible training to become a Principal or Program Administrator, as well as a network of colleagues and mentors who will help you. This certification program was designed by an Advisory Committee of working administrators and scholars, is taught by highly successful administrators and WSU faculty. Thus, the WSU Tri-Cities Educational Leadership Program offers the best of both worlds: current, practical knowledge and skills along with high-quality academic courses.

Principal or Program Administrator Certification + Ed.M. in Educational Leadership

A Master’s degree is required for Principal or Program Administrator Certification. We offer the Master of Education (Ed.M.) degree in conjunction with our Principal or Program Administrator Certification program for those students who still need their master’s degree. Adding the master’s degree requires additional coursework (typically 3 additional courses) as well as a comprehensive written examination.

Field-Based Superintendent Certification

The program is based upon a two-year internship completed in conjunction with a series of 16 weekend seminars held at various locations around the state. These monthly seminars provide an opportunity for interaction between program participants, faculty, and a variety of guest speakers with expertise in relevant leadership positions. WSU faculty provide background in traditional leadership content areas and relevant educational research. An electronic network also provides a venue for continuous learning activities and discussions. The program is based at WSU Spokane with classes available at WSU Tri-Cities. Learn more.

Application process

For more information about the program, deadlines and admission requirements, contact the academic coordinator, Niamh O’Leary at niamh.oleary@wsu.edu.