The Department of Educational Leadership requires the following for admission to the department program. Instructions for the department application and reference will be e-mailed to you after your ApplyTexas application is processed. Instructions for submitting the other documents will be e-mailed separately if you are accepted to the program.

1. Teaching Certificate: Valid teaching certificate.¹ This does not include a probationary or permit issued certificate.
2. Teaching Experience: Two years teaching experience
3. Employment: Employed on a TEA-approved public or private school campus.² To determine if your school is TEA approved, please use the following links: public school or private school.
4. Professional reference from your principal

Out-of-state applicants must determine whether the program will meet their state credentialing requirements by contacting their state’s Dept. of Education.

¹

Please note that out of state students may not be required to meet these criteria.

²

Not applicable to out of state students unless taking the TExES Principal Exam.

Must complete one of the following tracks:

• Teacher Leadership (12 Hours)
• ESL Concentration (12 Hours)

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Required Courses for Major
EDLD 5321	School Law for Educators	3
PEDG 5307	Introduction to Research	3
PEDG 5326	School-Community Relations	3
PEDG 5327	Schools as Learning Communties	3
PEDG 5367	Diversity/Multi-Culturalism	3
PEDG 5372	Using Assessment Data to Guide Instructional Decisions	3
PEDG 5373	Student Expectations and Motivation	3
PEDG 5376	Practicing Teacher Leadership	3
Electives
Must complete one track		12
Total Hours		36

Tracks

Teacher Leadership

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
PEDG 5374	Differentiation of Instruction	3
PEDG 5369	Cognition & Instruction	3
PEDG 5370	Public School Curriculum	3
PEDG 5371	Creative Instructional Strategies	3
Total Hours		12

 ESL Concentration

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ENSL 5300	ESL Curriculum and Assessment	3
ENSL 5301	Methods and Approaches in Teaching ESL	3
ENSL 5302	Literacy for English Language Learners	3
ENSL 5303	Understanding Language and Language Learning	3
Total Hours		12