The graduate plan in Educational Management leads to the master of science degree with principal certification, if principal certification requirements are met. The master's degree in Educational Management consists of 39 hours of graduate course work. Requirements for the master's degree are completion of the Professional Education Core (12 hours), the Administration Core (24 hours) and the Capstone Experience/Graduate Internship (3 hours). Students will be eligible to register for graduate internship after they have successfully completed at least 27 hours of the master's degree. Graduate Internship is only offered in the fall and spring semesters. An internship application form must be completed and submitted by June 8 for fall semester and October 1 for spring semester in order to enroll in ADSU 6739.

In order to fulfill principal certification requirements, students must successfully complete the 39 hours of master of science degree course work in educational management. Students must also have a valid Texas Teaching Certificate, two years of successful full-time classroom teaching in an approved accredited school and a passing score on the appropriate Principal state assessment.

Students who meet the graduate admissions requirements to the SoE (see Graduate Admissions Requirements) must meet additional requirements prior to being admitted to the educational management program. Each applicant must provide:

• Documentation of the completion of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
• Proof of having a valid Texas Teaching Certificate.
• A letter of support from a school building administrator.

Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.