Online Educational Administration Degree :: Accredited Universities

The purpose of Argosy University’s Educational Administration programs is to prepare individuals to serve as school administrators. The Educational Administration degree programs are designed for practicing educators who have already completed a bachelor’s degree program from a regionally accredited institution and seeking administrative credentialing. Based on state requirements, students may be required to complete additional experiences or Educational Administration courses.

Entry Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or an appropriately certified foreign institution

• A grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.0 (on a scale of 4.0) during the last two years of undergraduate work and any subsequent study

• A minimum score on an Argosy University pre-approved English language proficiency test is required for all applicants whose native language is not English or who have not graduated from an institution at which English is the language of instruction as specified in Section Five, Admission Policies, “English Language Proficiency Policy.”

• Two years of creditable full-time K–12 teaching experience in a Texas- approved school. If teaching experience is from another state, applicant must submit formal verification that the school is state-approved

• Current Texas teaching certificate

• Residency in Texas

• Criminal background check, including fingerprinting, where required

• Interview with Program Admissions Committee and recommendation for admittance

• A Writing Sample submitted with program application

All applications for admission must be submitted to the Admissions Department. An admissions representative is available to help interested applicants complete the following required documentation:

• Completed Application for Admission Form

• Application fee (Non-refundable, except in California and Arizona. In the state of Arizona, the application fee is refundable if the application is canceled within three business days of the applicant signing the Enrollment Agreement).

• Personal/professional goal statement with a self-appraisal of qualifications for the profession

• Current résumé

• Three letters of recommendation (two from a source familiar with the student’s academic abilities and one from a current school or district administrator)

• Official transcripts from all post-secondary schools attended

Other Fees

Books and supplies : $1,020

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The Doctor of Education online degree program in Educational Administration is committed to helping students understand the multi-faceted nature of educational institutions and to apply that knowledge to meet their professional, academic, and personal goals.

The Doctor of Education degree in Educational Administration is:

a self-paced learning program;

completed off-campus;

not structured in semesters, quarters or terms; and

designed to allow students to begin at any time of the year.

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This program is designed for educational leaders who wish to specialize in educational administration for Christian schools and is intentionally planned to meet the timing needs of practicing educators. Students should consult with the M.Ed. program director in planning their degree programs. This program leads to the appropriate Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) administrator professional certificate.

This program will prepare you for the following:

ACSI certification in Administration (must also have two years experience at the level of certification)

Administrative roles in Christian elementary and secondary schools

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Getting your Master of Education (MEd) allows you the advanced knowledge base and skills needed to become a school administrator. Completion of this program qualifies candidates for a New Mexico educational administration license for principals and superintendents. Nonadministration candidates may request permission to take some courses in other degree programs.

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The Master of Science and non-degree programs in Educational Administration qualify students for Building-Level Leadership license/licensure endorsement in the levels at which they are
certified. District Leadership-level license/licensure is also available.

Entry Requirements

1. GPA of 3.0 on the last 60 hours of college course work or last 30 graduate hours for non-degree for building level , grade point average of 3.25 on the first 30 hours of graduate work.

2.Completion of either the Graduate Record Exam or Miller Analogies Test.*

3. Official transcripts of all college work completed must be on file.

4. Satisfactory completion of the Departmental Graded Application Form.

5. The applicant must be certified as a teacher/administrator (to perform a professional role in Kansas public schools; for district level, must be eligible for Kansas license/licensure
as a building administrator).

6. The applicant must have a minimum of one (1) year of accredited experience in a certified role in the public schools. (Three (3) years of accredited professional experience are required for license/licensure for building and district level.)

7. Two recommendations from supervising administrators on approved university forms must be on file; for district level, three references.

8. A resume or vita of the applicant's professional experience must be on file.

9. A statement of the applicant’s goals for school administration must be on file.

10. Completion and return of the disposition form.

11. Final determination based on a Graduate Admissions Rating Form score.

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