Program Overview

Master of Arts in Educational Administration and Leadership

The MA in Educational Administration and Leadership is designed to prepare well-rounded, competent, and social justice-oriented education leaders, site administrators, and K-12 school principals. The focus of the program is on building leadership and administrative competencies to ensure that graduates understand and challenge all of the "isms" that are endemic and ingrained in the fibers of our society.

Program Overview

The program prepares graduates to address and abolish marginalization and the predictive power of demographics in schools, and to promote places of learning that are inclusive of all learners, especially of those who are underrepresented. Aspiring inclusive social justice educational leaders and administrators in this program are supported in developing the dispositions, knowledge, and skills which are essential for transformative leadership and culturally-relevant schooling.

Program Learning Outcomes

The program has the following learning outcomes:

1. DEVELOPMENT & IMPLEMENTATION OF A SHARED VISION: Education leaders facilitate the development and implementation of a shared vision of learning and growth of all students.
2. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP: Education leaders shape a collaborative culture of teaching and learning informed by professional standards and focused on student and professional growth.
3. MANAGEMENT AND LEARNING ENVIRONMENT: Education leaders manage the organization to cultivate a safe and productive learning and working environment.
4. FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: Education leaders collaborate with families and other stakeholders to address diverse student and community interests and mobilize community resources.
5. ETHICS AND INTEGRITY: Education leaders make decisions, model, and behave in ways that demonstrate professionalism, ethics, integrity, justice, and equity and hold staff to the same standard.
6. EXTERNAL CONTEXT AND POLICY: Education leaders influence political, social, economic, legal, and cultural contexts affecting education to improve education policies and practices.

Admission to MA Program

Applicants seeking admission to the MA degree program only (without the Preliminary Service Credential) must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Additional entrance requirements include:

• A minimum 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate degree or last 60 semester (90 quarter) units attempted, including credential courses.
• Evidence of written English proficiency.

Applicants seeking admission to the combined MA degree + Preliminary Administrative Services Credential program must meet the following additional requirements:

1. Possess one of the following valid credentials:
   1. a clear or life California teaching credential that requires a baccalaureate degree and a program of professional preparation, including student teaching or the equivalent, and holds an English learner authorization; or
   2. a clear or life California designated subjects teaching credential in adult education, career technical education, vocational education or special subjects, provided the applicant also possesses a baccalaureate degree, and holds an English learner authorization; or
   3. a clear or life California services credential in pupil personnel services, health services for school nurse, teacher librarian services, or speech-language pathology or clinical or rehabilitative services requiring a baccalaureate degree and a program of professional preparation, including field work or the equivalent.
2. Basic Skills Requirement (CL-667).
3. A minimum of five years of successful full-time work experience teaching or pupil personnel or health services, or library services experience (or a combination) in public schools or private schools of equal status upon completion of the program.
4. A successful completion of (a) SFSU's Tier I Administrative Services Credential Program, and (b) CalAPA Cycles 1 through 3.

Application Procedure

New students apply to the university through Cal State Apply. The following documents must be uploaded:

• Transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended.
• Two letters of recommendation.
• Curriculum vita/resume.
• Written Statement of Purpose.

Written English Proficiency Requirement

Written English proficiency will be assessed based on the Statement of Purpose, submitted as part of the application. Students admitted conditionally or not meeting the written English proficiency standards must demonstrate that they have met the Level One Written English proficiency requirement by completing the final assignment in EDAD 713 with a grade of B or higher.

Program Requirements

The MA in Educational Administration and Leadership requires 33 units. The course list includes:

• EDAD 713: Administrative Processes (3 units)
• EDAD 714: Practicum: Site Administration (3 units)
• EDAD 723: School Administration (3 units)
• EDAD 733: Curricular Leadership for Multicultural Education (3 units)
• EDAD 743: Educational Planning, Technology, and Evaluation (3 units)
• EDAD 753: Human Resource Administration in Education (3 units)
• EDAD 763: Law and Education (3 units)
• EDAD 774: Change Processes and Education (3 units)
• EDAD 784: Special Education Administration (3 units)
• ISED 797: Seminar in Educational Research (3 units)

Culminating Experience

The culminating experience for the program is EDAD 892: Educational Administration Supervised Field Internship Project (3 units).