• Radford University
• Master's

About the Program

The master of science degree in educational leadership is designed to prepare professional personnel to fill positions as PreK-12 school and district-level educational leaders. Endorsement in administration in Virginia requires a minimum of three years of successful K-12 teaching experience prior to licensure in this area. Successful completion of the program and the School Leaders Licensure Assessment qualifies students for the PK-12 Administration and Supervision endorsement to the Virginia teaching license making students eligible for both building level and central office level administrative positions.

Career Paths

• School principal
• Assistant principal
• School administration and supervision

Courses & Requirements

30-36 credit hours | Course Checklist

The Educational Leadership program is a cohort-based, hybrid online program designed to be flexible and responsive to the needs of aspiring educational leaders who are working full-time jobs.  All courses in the program are available in online formats.  These formats include courses with weekly “synchronous” sessions where students and faculty interact online as they would in traditional face-to-face settings.  The program includes an initial face-to-face orientation session with each new cohort and offers some face-to-face options throughout the program.

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