Educational Leadership - Admin. & Supervision K-12 Online

You already have classroom experience. Now take a leadership role in your school or district.

Degree: Master of Science in Education

Darden College of Education: Department of Educational Foundations & Leadership

Why ODU for Educational Leadership - Administration and Supervision K-12?

Our cohort-based online program leads to full Commonwealth of Virginia Licensure in Educational Administration and Supervision, Pre-K-12.**

Your course work will provide conceptual and theoretical knowledge, as well as practical field experience. Program themes include:

Leadership for school improvement
Data analysis and decision making
Strategic human resource and fiscal management
Establishing and leading professional collaborative communities

** To be eligible for an Administration and Supervision preK-12 license in the Commonwealth of Virginia, you must have completed three years of successful, full-time experiences. You do not need to have three years of educational experience to apply to ODU's Educational Leadership program.

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Required Courses

30 credit hours, including internships

You will complete 24 credits of content coursework and six credits of clinical experiences. 120 internship hours are embedded throughout the content coursework.

This degree is cohort-based, which means you will take a specific sequence of courses with a defined group of fellow students.

Curriculum details can be found on the department's web pages.

Online Learning Environment

Participate in live, regularly scheduled online class meetings and access course materials online from any location. All courses follow ODU's regular academic calendar. This program requires internships as part of the coursework.

The Online Experience at ODU

Careers in Education Leadership

A master's in educational leadership can prepare you to lead as a:

Principal or Assistant Principal
Superintendent
Lead Teacher
Department Lead
Curriculum Supervisor
Curriculum Leader
Data Instructional Leader

Calculating Cost

In-state Virginia Residents:

$496 per credit hour*

Out-of-State Students:

$538 per credit hour*

Rates are effective Fall 2017 and subject to change.
* In-state rate assumes residency requirements are met.

ODU Tuition and Financial Aid

How to Apply

To apply for this program, you must currently be employed by a public school division/district or private school. There is a separate application for this program in addition to standard graduate admission to ODU. GRE/GMAT are optional.

Visit the department's website for admission deadlines, cohort start dates, and detailed application requirements.

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