LCU offers a non-thesis Master’s degree and certification for individuals interested in a Texas Principalship certification. Strands emphasizing Educational Leadership or Educational Technology makeup the focus of the program of study.

Major in Educational Administration
This concentration will offer the student opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills needed to become a school principal or central office administrator as designated by the school. Students who desire to pursue the Master of Education degree with a concentration in educational administration and who desire to obtain the principal’s certificate must complete an additional nine graduate hours in administration beyond the master’s degree. Students may pursue one of two strands to obtain the Principalship certificate: educational leadership or educational technology. The differences in degree plans are explained later in the catalog.

An individualized program leading to the principal’s certificate can be crafted for those who already hold a master’s degree. A thirty-six hour, non-thesis program with a major in Educational Administration (For individuals already holding a teaching certificate) Students must meet the qualifications for admission into the graduate program:

• 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of the baccalaureate
• Minimum of 800 on the combined verbal and quantitative sections of the GRE
• $35 application fee
• One academic and one personal reference
• Official transcripts from each college attended listing the date the baccalaureate degree was conferred

To receive the Master of Education degree in Educational Administration (both strands), students must complete thirty-six (36) graduate hours selected from the following courses or approved substitutions and pass the comprehensive examination. To receive the Texas principal’s certificate (both strands), students must complete all forty-five (45) graduate hours or approved substitutions listed below.

Strand : Educational Leadership

EDU 5101 Action Research-A
EDU 5102 Action Research-B
EDU 5103 Action Research-C
EDU 5302 Advanced Learning Theory
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5304 Models of Teaching or EDU 5329 Content Area Literacy
EDU 5315 Instructional Leadership
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5320 Educational Law
EDU 5321 Principles of Supervision
EDU 5323 Administrative Theory and Educational Leadership
EDU 5324 Administration of Special Programs
EDU 5325 Advanced Curriculum Design and Development
EDU 5326 The Principalship
EDU 5327 Administrative Internship
EDU 5331 Budgeting and Personnel Management
EDU 5333 School Community Leadership
Comprehensive Examination

Strand : Educational Technology

EDU 5101 Action Research-A
EDU 5102 Action Research-B
EDU 5103 Action Research-C
EDU 5303 Educational Technology
EDU 5315 Instructional Leadership
EDU 5316 Ethics for the Leader
EDU 5320 Educational Law
EDU 5323 Administrative Theory and Education Leadership
EDU 5326 The Principalship
EDU 5327 Administrative Internship
EDU 5331 Budgeting and Personnel Management
EDU 5332 Teaching with Merging Technologies
EDU 5333 School Community Leadership
EDU 5334 Internet Curriculum Integration
EDU 5335 Educational Tech Resource Mngt
EDU 5336 Tech Tools—Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
EDU 5337 Leadership in the Technology Program
Comprehensive Examination

Students must also:

• Pass the appropriate TExES Test
• Hold valid Texas provisional teaching certificate
• Have taught two years in a TEA accredited school
• Meet other requirements as listed by TEA