Description | Prerequisites | Requirements

Description

A degree in School Administration and Leadership at La Sierra University will focus on the development of a Christian leader. You will take classes that will focus on:

Important legal issues that face school teachers and leaders today

How to understand and recognize good teaching that will help you to be a good mentor to new teachers

Looking at yourself as a leader and how to recognize aspects of yourself that will help you to be a good leader and role model

Financing schools and how to understand difficult issues relative to school funding today

Actual field experiences which will give you the opportunity to practice leadership tasks firsthand at a school site

and other fascinating topics . . .

Prerequisites

The following courses represent the core requirement for all School of Education master's degrees:

Requirements

To build an area of leadership emphasis, the program will include 21 additional units in educational administration and leadership. These units are selected in consultation with a department advisor, and should include the following:

EDAD 540

Personal and Philosophical Aspects of Leadership

Electives (9 units) are to be determined in consultation with department advisor and are to become a part of the student's approved program.

A total of 45 quarter units with a GPA of 3.0 must be attained for completion.