Educational Leadership Ed.S. (Tier II)

Specialist in Education (Ed.S) in Educational Leadership

Program Description

The Ed.S. in Educational Leadership addresses the Georgia Educational Leadership Standards using personalized and authentic learning experiences in the school setting.  The program may be successfully completed in one academic year of three semesters, each having 12 graduate credit hours, beginning in the fall of each year.  All course work is available online to support the school-based learning experiences. School mentors and university professors support and facilitate the candidate’s work.  A residency requirement of 750 clock hours helps the candidate address experiences across all standards. Successful completion of the program prepares the candidate with residency work needed for Tier II certification by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission and performance skills required for Educational Testing Service portfolio tasks.

Admission requirement

• Application for Admission
• Valid Teaching Certificate
• Transcripts from all institution attended
• Two professional letters of recommendation (at least one of which is an immediate supervisor/administrator)
• Statement of professional purpose for seeking Ed.S. degree (Not to exceed 2-pages)
• Resume
• GPA Requirement:
  • Option 1: Applicants who have a minimum graduate GPA of 3.2 from a regionally accredited university may be considered for admission to College of Education Ed.S. programs.
  • Option 2: Applicants who have completed a graduate degree with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.19 from regionally accredited university and hold 3 successful years of teaching experience, as documented by a letter from current employer, may be considered for admission to a College of Education Ed.S. programs
• Educational leadership applicants must hold Tier 1 certification, Georgia PSC L or PL in Educational Leadership and provide GACE test code 380 scores.
• Teacher Leadership requires 3 years of teaching and a recommendation by the school system administrator or designee.