WCU's Master of School Administration (MSA) prepares working teachers and specialists
in other education-related fields for work in leadership roles. It provides a pathway
to principal licensure to students who do not yet hold a master's degree.
aDMISSION REQUIREMENTS
Application Deadline: August 1 (for Fall 2017) Official transcript with Undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or higher
Three years of successful full-time teaching
Hold or be eligible to hold a North Carolina Class A teaching license or a comparable
license from another state
Three online recommendations including one from your current administrator
MSA/PMC/NCSELP Initiative Candidate Evaluation Rubric to be completed by applicant's principal or district leader
This degree is earned through the completion of a five-semester graduate program with
students taking twelve, three-credit courses, for a total of 36 credit-hours. This
graduate program utilizes a hybrid (face-to-face and on-line) course delivery model.
Four hybrid courses will require face-to-face attendance at trainings sponsored by
the Western Regional Education Service Alliance in addition to on-line work. The remaining
eight courses will be provided fully on-line. Each course integrating face-to-face
trainings will require students to attend four full days of instruction at WCU’s Biltmore
Park instructional site in Asheville, NC. The schedule of classes will accommodate
working students, including those who work full-time. See the table below for the
program schedule. All students are required to complete a competency-based internship
that involves aspects of a principal's responsibilities, including leadership of an
improvement initiative.
MSA Schedule
5 semesters, 36 credit hours total * Indicates that this is a hybrid course, requiring face-to-face attendance for 4,
6-hour, full day sessions
Fall 2017
Spring 2018
Summer 2018
Fall 2018
Spring 2019
EDL 604: * Leadership for Continuous School Improvement. 3 credits
EDL 721: * Current Topics in Public School Law. 3 credits
EDL 602: * Shaping School Culture. 3 credits
EDL 612: * Curriculum Leadership. 3 credits
EDL 601: Ethical School Leadership. 3 Credis
EDRS 602: Research Methods. 3 credits
EDL 621: Leading Adult Learning 3 credits
EDL 603: Instructional Leadership. 3 credits
EDRS 709: Assessment for the Advancement of Student Learning. 3 credits
