Educational Leadership, M.Ed. (Student Personnel Leadership Concentration) (available online)

General Program Information

Susan Epps, Ed.D., Graduate Coordinator
512 Warf-Pickel Hall
Box 70550
(423) 439-7609
e-mail: epps@etsu.edu

Faculty: Jill Channing; Susan Epps; William Flora; Virginia Foley; Don Good; Terrence Hicks; Hal Knight; James Lampley; Jasmine Renner; Pam Scott.

The purpose of the Student Personnel Leadership concentration is to respond to the ever-increasing need for providing new leaders and improving skills of existing leadership in entry to mid-level staff in two- and four-year institutions of higher education. Students will increase their knowledge of leadership principles and how they apply to the various areas of the institution and to working with students and other members of the university community.

Most students will matriculate through the program taking six (6) credits each term, although students who have graduate assistantships (G.A.s) will usually take nine (9) credits. 

Program Admission Requirements

1. Individuals applying to the Student Personnel Leadership concentration must meet the general requirements for admission to the School of Graduate Studies, transfer of credit, and time limitations specified in the front section of this catalog. In addition, applicants must meet the specific requirements for admission to the department identified in this catalog.
2. Applicants for admission to programs leading to a master’s degree must show a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or an upper level GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale. GPAs in major field of study, calculated individually, must also be above 2.75. All exceptions to the 2.75 GPA for admissions must be approved on appeal.
3. Applicants are encouraged to begin matriculation in the fall semester, however, applications are accepted for each term. The application deadlines are: 

*Deadlines (11:59 p.m. ET)

Applicants must submit:

1. a completed ETSU application including three (3) letters of recommendation,
2. a current resume, and
3. all prior college transcripts.

Applicants will also be asked to participate in a personal interview.

Matriculation Limits

The time limit for the master’s degree is six (6) years.

Educational Leadership, M.Ed. Degree Requirements: 36 credits

Educational Leadership, M.Ed. (Student Personnel Leadership Concentration) Requirements: 36 credits

• COUN 5721 - Trends and Issues in Higher Education (3 credits)
• ELPA 5820 - Introduction to Higher Education in America (3 credits)
• COUN 5150 - Career Development: Theory, Research and Practice (3 credits)
• ELPA 6040 - Writing for Professional Educators (3 credits)
• ELPA 5100 - Interpersonal Relations (6 credits)
• ELPA 5600 - Shaping the Quality and Character of the Institution (6 credits)
• COUN 5722 - Student Development and the College Environment (3 credits)
• EDFN 5950 - Methods of Research (3 credits)
• ELPA 5822 - Legal Issues in Student Personnel (3 credits)

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• ELPA 6870 - Field Research in Educational Leadership (3 credits)

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• ELPA 6952 - Action Research (3 credits)