Overview

The Education Specialist degree may be completed entirely online - an important factor for busy teachers and school leaders when deciding on a program. Completion of the Ed.S. coursework and exams required for certification will lead to a recommendation for Level I of both principal P-12 and supervisor of instruction P-12.

Our faculty includes experienced principals who are committed to providing you with the knowledge, skills and dispositions you will need to be an effective school leader. We work with area schools to jointly identify candidates and mentors to support the candidates in this program. You will meet current principals as instructors, fieldwork supervisors and guest speakers. Throughout coursework and field experiences, candidates in the ESEL program are exposed to diverse student populations and school environments through various opportunities to observe, participate, and lead. Faculty, current principals, other school administrators, and community leaders collaborate to create relevant experiences to prepare you to understand school culture, curriculum, assessment, supervision of teachers to build capacity, and management of a school focused on school improvement.

Program Learning Outcomes

There are several times throughout the Education Specialist in Educational Leadership program from Northern Kentucky University students will come to campus as a group to discuss projects (capstones). The Ed.S. program will provide a teaching-learning climate in a series of courses, field experiences and applied research focused on the following goals:

To work with area districts to identify and recruit the best candidates to be trained to become P-12 assistant principals and/or principals;

To work with our Advisory Council to co-design and co-deliver classes that are relevant to district work;

To provide field experiences that give candidates the opportunity to observe, participate and lead;

To support, advise and encourage candidates who want to become school principals;

To develop capstone projects that inform the school and district of relevant research to help them be successful;

To assist candidates to get jobs as principals or assistant principals and support them in their careers.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Education Leader as Manager: School Improvement Plans

Education Leader as Manager: Fieldwork

Education Leader as Facilitator: Leveraging Community Systems and Resources

Education Leader: Legal & Ethical Perspectives

Education Leader as Researcher: Theory to Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-06-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Highland Heights, United States

Disciplines

Education Educational Research Educational Leadership View 2556 other Masters in Education in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Submit an online application and application fee to the Office of Graduate Education.

Copy of valid teaching certificate showing successful completion of three (3) years full-time documented classroom teaching experience in a school which meets the state performance standards as established in KRS 156.560.

Official transcripts sent from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended. One transcript must show completion of master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education

Three recommendations-one must be from current principal and/or supervisor completed on the Ed.S. recommendation forms.

Ed.S. Supplemental Application, including three essays which attest to candidates skills and understanding of: Leadership; Ability to Improve Student Achievement; Advanced Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment.

Successful completion of an interview

Approval of interview committee and graduate program director

Tuition Fees

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12660 USD / year

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12660 USD / year

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12660 USD / year

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Living costs

Highland Heights

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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