School Leadership - MEd

Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

The Master of Education in School Leadership is designed for classroom teachers and educators who want to become school and/or educational leaders. We use the Utah Effective Leadership Standards to prepare educators across the state of Utah to meet the demands placed on today’s instructional leaders. Coursework encompasses leadership and management with a specific focus on curriculum and instruction. The program prioritizes the effective use of data to inform successful school improvement for the diverse learners in our schools. Upon successful completion, graduates are recommended to the Utah State Board of Education for a license in School Leadership.

Program Delivery: Our program is considered a blended online program. Our program includes online courses that are fully online and asynchronous or web-broadcast (a combination of asynchronous and synchronous scheduled meetings). Course meetings occur no earlier than 4:30 pm and are currently delivered via web-broadcast (we use Zoom at USU). Students can complete the coursework anywhere they have WIFI and a device that is supported by Zoom and Canvas. Our students and faculty are located all throughout the state of Utah. 

Internship: Students are expected to accomplish a series of experiences as part of this more competency-based approach for their intership. Students are required to select both elementary and secondary internship sites to complete the competencies included in the Utah Effective Leadership Standards. Students are asked to find their own internship sites/mentor principals, assistance is provided if needed. Many students use their current school of employment as one of these sites.

Degree Verification and application information:

• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited U. S. college or university or a similarly recognized international university is required for admission to and completion of a graduate program.
• Overall Graduate GPA at least 3.0 and no grades of C- or lower
• Graduate students are required to maintain at least a 3.0 GPA for degree-program courses. Grades of C- or lower will not be accepted for a graduate degree
• No GRE needed to for admission
• Recommended 3-5 years of teaching experience
• Current teaching license is required

Course Offerings:

• Students will take 27 credit hours (or nine 3-credit courses), plus one 3-credit elective course from Curriculum and Instruction Core course offerings—for a total of 30 credits. Each course is offered two out of three semesters per year, with the exception of the first required course TEAL 6080 , and the last required course, TEAL 6930 . Both courses are taught each semester.
• Planning sheets with course semester availability are available on the TEAL website: https://cehs.usu.edu/teal/
• A master’s degree must be completed within six years of entering the degree program. Additional time may be requested by the student’s committee and submitted to the Vice Provost of Graduate Studies for review. Students need to be enrolled in continuous semesters or apply to defer through the School of Graduate Studies.
• A graduation check is required. Please see you GPC for more information.
• Coursework over eight years old at the time of degree completion may not be used for a graduate degree unless it is revalidated. Verified by department.

Visit the TEAL website for more information.

Course Number Acceptability

• The Program of Study for a master’s degree or a doctoral degree, if the student has a master’s degree, must include at least 15 semester credits at the level of 6000 or above.
• Credits in the following areas are not acceptable in a degree program: foreign languages (unless included in an approved Program of Study), continuing graduate advisement, individual home study, military science, and courses numbered below 3000.

USU Residency Requirement

• At least 24-semester credits for a master’s degree must be from a committee-approved and a School of Graduate Studies-approved Program of Study from Utah State University.

Required Master’s forms:

• Approval of academic forms required for master’s students by the School of Graduate Studies
• Program of Study