Degree Requirements
Total Program: 33 semester hours
Foundation Requirements
9 semester hours
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
EDLD 570 | Instructional Leadership 1 | 3 |
EDLD 572 | Foundations of Educational Leadership 1 | 3 |
EDLD 573 | Contemporary Issues in California Schools 1 | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
- 1
Required for the California State Preliminary Administrative Services Credential/Certificate of Eligibility.
Administrative Leadership Concentration
15 semester hours
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
EDLD 571 | Human Resource Administration 1 | 3 |
EDLD 574A | Orientation to Field Experience 1 | 1 |
EDLD 574B | Field Experience B 1 | 1 |
EDLD 574C | Field Experience C 1 | 1 |
EDLD 576 | Organizational Management and School-Community Collaboration 1 | 3 |
EDLD 577 | Fiscal Resource Management and Policy Development 1 | 3 |
EDLD 578 | School Law 1 | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 15 |
- 1
Required for the California State Preliminary Administrative Services Credential/Certificate of Eligibility.
Research and Culminating Courses
9 semester hours
Code | Title | Semester Hours |
---|---|---|
EDLD 502 | Educational Research and Inquiry | 3 |
EDLD 504 | Methods of Research | 3 |
EDLD 596 | Graduate Seminar | 3 |
Total Semester Hours | 9 |
California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA)
The California Administrator Performance Assessment consists of three leadership performance tasks which are embedded into course work and field experiences. Candidates must pass these performance tasks to be recommended for the Certificate of Eligibility for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential. The Preliminary Administrative Services Credential will be issued when the candidate is employed as a school administrator.
Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership with Law Concentration (MED/JD)
JD students at the University of La Verne’s College of Law may apply for admission to the Educational Leadership M.Ed. program to earn a second degree. Law courses are reviewed for acceptance; students may request to transfer up to 12 law semester hours toward the M.Ed. degree.