Program at a glance: Building Principal M.S. in Educational Administration and Endorsement Programs
This program offers a tremendous amount of flexibility as classes can be taken in 4, 8, or 16 week semesters.
| CREDIT HOURS | COURSES | FALL | SPRING | SUMMER |
| 3 | AEP 803 Educational Research |
(Aug-Dec) Full 16-week course | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June-July) |
| 3* | EDL 850 School Law |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3* | EDL 851 Supervision & Evaluation of Personnel |
(Aug-Dec) Full 16-week course (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3* | EDL 852 Introduction to Building Administration |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Dec-Jan Intersession); (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3* | EDL 853 Special Education for Building Administrators |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3* | EDL 854 Building Finance |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3 | AEP 855 Educational Leadership |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3* | EDL 856 School & Community Relations |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Dec-Jan Intersession); (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3 | AEP 858 Data Analysis and Assessment |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June) or (July) |
| 3 | AEP 880 Cultural Diversity |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June-July) |
| 3 | EDL 959 Advanced Curriculum Development and Evaluation |
(Aug-Oct) or (Oct-Dec) | (Jan-Mar) or (Mar-May) | (June-July) |
| 3* | AEP 879 Practicum (To be taken last) |
(Aug-Dec) Full 16-week semester | (Jan-May) Full16-week semester |
The Master's of Education in Educational Administration does not require a thesis. Instead, the program of study includes a required research methods course in which you will complete a major research paper, project, or creative work. All graduate courses in a program for a Master's in Education degree must be completed within eight calendar years. For course descriptions, see the University Catalog. All candidates must complete a comprehensive Building Leadership Practicum ePortfolio consisting of a minimum of 150 hours (# of hours can be increased to meet particular states' requirements) of documented clinical work as a part of their final comp exam. For Kansas licensure, candidates must take the Praxis SLLA Exam #6990.
If you already have a master's, you may want to pursue the non-degree endorsement option; apply to the FHSU Graduate School as a non-degree seeking student. A program of study template consisting of 21 required hours is available for your review. *The courses required for your endorsement are indicated above with a single asterisk (*). Feel free to make a copy of the Google doc in order to select your courses. Once done, share the doc with Dr. Moody at ramoody-edl@mail.fhsu.edu for final approval.
**Online: Courses will utilize a number of innovative digital resources including videoconferencing, which requires the use of a webcam. Most EDL courses are managed within personal learning environments employing the combination of several Google-supported products aka GooPLEs. You will be required to use your FHSU student email account which is a Gmail. Below you will find quick directions on how to access your FHSU gmail. If either two method don't work, please contact TigerTech.
Use your Workday Username and Password to log in to your FHSU Mail account. Your account can be accessed in the following ways:
- Log in to myFHSU worklet in Workday athttps://www.myworkday.com/fhsu/d/home.htmld and click on the Student Email under "Resources" tab.
- Go directly to mail.google.com/a/mail.fhsu.edu
Contact Information
If you have questions or would like more information about the program, please contact Mrs. Amanda Frank at adfrank@fhsu.edu.