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The mission of the Department of Educational Leadership is to prepare school leaders skilled in facilitation, motivation and communication to meet the needs of students, faculty and communities experiencing a world in perpetual and dynamic change. The department prepares educational leaders to empower the school’s various publics in developing a vision for the school, directing the school, and meeting the school's day-to-day challenges. The department prepares school leaders to be ethical, to recognize the basic human dignity of each individual and to promote life-long learning and self-improvement in themselves and in those for whom they are responsible.
Graduates of these programs will:
Students pursuing a master's degree must have a minimum grade point average of 2.75 on the undergraduate transcript and successfully complete the oral and writing assessments during their first trimester of enrollment.
The Department of Educational Leadership requires that students applying for a master's degree program attain a minimum combined score of 700 on the verbal and quantitative sections of the G.R.E. Students applying for a specialist degree must attain a minimum combined score of 750. Scores must be submitted prior to admission or by the end of the first term of enrollment.
The Department of Educational Leadership offers both research and teaching assistantships on a competitive basis. Assistantship applications are accepted throughout the year. Assistantships provide a full standard tuition waiver and a competitive stipend.
For more information, please contact:
Department of Educational Leadership
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Phone: (660) 562-1231