Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations

The Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations offers programs leading to degrees in educational administration, educational psychology, and school business management. The department engages students in the critical study of educational theory and practice, developing reflective educators who base their teaching, research, and policy decisions on historical, philosophical, psychological, and social-cultural perspectives. In addition, the department facilitates the development of leaders who actively shape organizational cultures, are sensitive to moral and equity issues, and can manage and lead complex and changing entities.

Master of Science in Education
Educational Administration
Educational Psychology
School Business Management

Educational Specialist
Educational Administration

Doctor of Education
Educational Leadership and Policy Studie

Doctor of Philosophy
Educational Psychology

Regulations Governing Programs in Educational Administration and School Business Management

Admission

Qualified applicants to the Ed.S. and Ed.D. programs must demonstrate writing competency and computer literacy and participate in a pre-admission interview. Students seeking admission to licensure-only programs in the department should contact the department for application materials.

Advisement

A student is assigned an advisor when admitted to a department degree or licensure program and develops a program of study in consultation with the advisor.

Student-at-Large, Study-Abroad, and Transfer Credit

Student-at-large, study-abroad, and transfer hours in combination may not exceed 15 semester hours for students pursuing any of the degree programs offered in the department, except for the Ed.S. in Educational Administration, which allows only 12..

Retention

Students must remain in good academic standing in the Graduate School, maintain high ethical standards, and demonstrate evidence of functional competency in fulfilling the professional roles required by the discipline. Doctoral students must pass a candidacy examination which requires an ability to deal analytically with integrated course content. Doctoral students must also develop, complete, and defend an acceptable dissertation following the guidelines of the Graduate School and the program in which they are enrolled. Additional requirements are delineated in the degree program descriptions.

Course Information

All courses with the EPFE designator may be counted toward a student’s major program in educational psychology or in foundations of education.