Master in Educational Leadership
Principal Certification
LeTourneau University’s School of Graduate and Professional Studies and School of Education are committed to developing leaders that understand the process and conditions necessary for building and leading organizations including schools, families, and communities. This process is student-centered and taught from a Christian perspective. Our accelerated online program is designed for busy educators like you who want to enhance their teaching and leadership skills while remaining in the teaching profession. All requirements for the master's degree are approved by the State of Texas.
In the state of Texas, almost 40% of all campus principals for P-12 schools will be eligible to retire in the next decade. It’s very important that schools have an opportunity to identify potential leaders for their campuses and begin the process of preparing them to fill these vacancies.
This Educational Leadership track culminates with an Internship / Practicum experience that allow the student to observe and participate in management and organizational activities. Students choosing this specialization will be ideally suited for administrative work in schools as principal, assistant principals, or other leadership roles.
What is needed to become a principal in Texas?
Students who have been fully admitted in LETU’s 36 credit hour MED program with an emphasis in Educational Leadership will automatically be completing the academic requirements for principalship certification…..this means you will not have to obtain the degree and then be forced to take additional courses beyond the degree to meet the academic requirements. In addition, the following additional requirements are required to satisfy all academic and state requirements for principalship certification:
- Acceptance into and satisfactory completion of LeTourneau University’s MED in Educational Administration degree requirements including:
- Satisfactory academic completion of MEDU 5533 (Formerly MEDU 5033) "Administration of the Early Childhood thru 12th Grade Curriculum"
- Satisfactory academic completion of MEDU 5781 "Practicum in Educational Administration" (Formerly MEDU 5183 "Internship-Campus Leader")
- Have a valid Texas teacher certificate
- Have a minimum of two years classroom teaching experience at the time of degree conferral
- Complete the SBEC online certification application here www.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECOnline and click on "SBEC Online for Educators"
- Successful completion of the principalship TExES exam
What are the requirements for LeTourneau University’s MEDU 5781 "Practicum in Educational Administration"?
Students who have met the academic prerequisites for MEDU 5781 "Practicum in Educational Administration" can register for the course. The attached downloadable document consists of the requirements you can expect while taking the internship course. You will have a credentialed, dedicated faculty member (who may also have been a certified teacher and/or school administrator) to help teach and mentor you through the course.
