Overview
Track one of Educational Leadership at West Texas A&M University prepares individuals to lead rural schools and to teach educational leadership within a university setting. Track two prepares individuals for leadership positions within higher education and educational organizations. Although the program focuses on rural school leadership, both tracks equip educational leaders with a wide variety of tools to lead in any school district, of any size, and in any location.
Key facts:
Distinguished program characteristics require 60 hours of courses that include an interdisciplinary curriculum, an emphasis on action research, the opportunity for a high impact experiential residency, and an endowed scholars program. Candidates who qualify can transfer in 12 hours of transfer credit and/or competency credit into the three-year program. The residency requirement will be satisfied when the candidate completes a minimum of 48 hours of classes at WTAMU. This satisfies the residency requirement from the Graduate School.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Demographics of Rural Communities
- Executive Administrative Leadership
- Decision Making
- Executive Instructional Leadership
- Data Analysis / Research Statistics
- Quantitative Research
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
Start dates & application deadlines
Deadline: September 15
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Disciplines
Educational Leadership View 54 other PhDs in Educational Leadership in United StatesAcademic requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- WTAMU Graduate School application and application fee. Please note we do not require the Texas Common Application.
- A letter of intent (no more than 500 words).
- A writing artifact is required
- Curriculum vitae/resume that describes the applicant’s education and professional experience;
- Official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended by the applicant providing evidence of a master’s degree in education or related field;
- A minimum of 3.25 GPA in graduate courses.
Tuition Fee
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Scholarships Information
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