Educational Leadership Programs (MSEd and EdD)

The principal/supervisor/administrator MSEd program requires courses such as: 

• Introduction to Educational Leadership and Supervision for Student Learning (P-12)
• Curriculum Development and Design
• Public School Supervision and Communication 
• Human Resource Management and School Finance
• Community Relations 
• Internship for School Leadership

Specific requirements or electives vary slightly depending on which concentration/certification areas you choose. Refer to the catalog for full details:

• Principal/Supervisor Program Requirements
• Principal/Supervisor/School Administrator Program Requirements

The Supervisor’s Certification courses are embedded within the Principal/Supervisor program.

• Students who complete that program graduate with both a Supervisor’s Certificate and a Principal’s Certificate of Eligibility.
• If you already have a master’s degree, you may take the four courses necessary for that certification without being enrolled in the Principal’s program.

Certification courses:

• EDL-536: Instructional Theory and Curriculum Design, P-12
• EDL-569: Public School Supervision
• EDL-582: Practicum in Supervision and Curriculum, P-12
• EDL-593: Administration and Supervision of Literacy Practices and Professional Development for School Leaders

The expansive curriculum covers four main areas: leadership and learning; transformative leadership; policy and procedures; and research and assessment. The program culminates with a transformative leadership project. 

Sample coursework includes: 

• Learning Through Experience: Individuals and Organizations
• Leadership, Diversity, and Equity
• International Leadership Models
• Leadership and Change
• Organizational Leadership Theory & Research 
• Advanced Program Analytics
• Practicum in Executive Leadership

View full Doctor of Education requirements.

Students in the EdD program can choose one of two concentrations; refer to the catalog links for specific requirements. 

P-12 Educational Leadership – sample P-12-focused courses include:

• Education Law and Policy P-12
• Adult Development and Transformative Learning
• Leading Digital Learning and Innovation in Education

Higher Education Leadership – sample higher ed-focused courses include:

• Dynamic Leadership in Higher Education
• Higher Education Finance
• Governance in Higher Education

To be considered for admission:

• A four-year baccalaureate degree with a preferred minimum 3.0 GPA in the undergraduate major
• Teacher certification, if applicable

Your application must also include: 

• Two letters of recommendation related to the applicants preparedness for graduate study
• Essay (500 words or more) highlighting students goals for the graduate program

To be considered for admission:

• A master’s degree in education, business, or related field
• Preferred minimum GPA of 3.25 out of 4.0 from a nationally accredited master’s program

Your application must also include: 

• Resume/curriculum vitae
• Two letters of recommendation related to the applicants preparedness for doctoral study

• Personal statement (about two pages) highlighting students goals for the program
• Writing sample

EdD candidates may also be selected for an interview by one or more members of the educational leadership advisory committee to determine the candidate’s level of interest, aptitude, and career goals. 

To be considered for admission:

• Possession of a Master’s degree.
• Possession of a baccalaureate degree with a satisfactory overall GPA per state requirements (see New Jersey Department of Education for details) and a 3.0 in the undergraduate major.
• Teacher certification.

Your application must also include: 

• Two letters of recommendation related to the applicant’s competence for this graduate program and professional work.
• Essay (500 words or more). 

Notes:

• Upon completion of the Principal/School Administrator/Supervisor Program, you must provide documentation evidencing completion of five years of successful educational experience under a valid provisional or standard New Jersey or equivalent out-of-state certificate to be eligible for the endorsement.
• The state code requires that an applicant for the Supervisor certification must hold a standard New Jersey instructional or educational services certificate or its out-of-state equivalent, and complete three years of successful, full-time teaching and/or educational services experience.
• Teaching and/or educational services experience completed in a New Jersey public school must have been under an appropriate New Jersey certificate.