VCUisapremierurban,publicresearchuniversity

focusedonacademicsuccess.

Establishedin1838 LocatedinRichmond, Va. Morethan174,573alumniworldwide

AboutVCU»31,231students»102countriesrepresentedinstudentpopulation»22,473employees(VCUandVCUHealth)»2,274full-timeinstructionalfaculty

AbouttheSchoolofEducation

»Ranked33rdbestpublicgraduateprograminthenationbyU.S.News&WorldReport»905enrolledstudents»66full-timeinstructional faculty;114teachingandresearchfaculty;nationally-recognized»8centersandinstitutesaffiliated»$25million inexternalresearchfunding peryearforthelastthreeyears

SOEacademicprograms

Doctoralprograms

Doctoralprograms(9Ph.D.tracksand1Ed.D.)

Master’sprograms(7M.Ed./9M.T.concentrations)

Certificateprograms

Dualdegree(M.Ed./MBA)

SOEacademicprograms

Doctoralprograms

DoctoralProgramsEd.D.inLeadership

Ph.D.inEducationwithconcentrationsin:• Arteducation• Counseloreducationandsupervision• Curriculum, cultureandchange• Educationalleadership• Educationalpsychology• Researchandevaluation• Specialeducationanddisability leadership• Sport leadership• Urbanservicesleadership

Master’sprogramsMasterofEducationwithconcentrationsin:• Adult learning• Counseloreducation• Curriculumandinstruction• Educationalleadership• Reading• Specialeducation• Sport leadership

DualdegreeM.Ed./MBA

MasterofTeachingwithconcentrationsin:• Biology• Chemistry• Earlyandelementaryeducation• EarthScience• English• History/socialstudies• Mathematics• Physics

Campus life and athletics16

NCAA Division I men’s and

women’s athletic teams

More than1 million hours

of community service

More than 500student organizations

AboutRichmond

»Virginia’scapitalcity»HometosixFortune500companies» Growinginnovationecosystem» Thrivingartscommunity»OneofAmerica’sgreatrivercities

EDUCATIONALLEADERSHIP

Master’sandPostMaster’sCertificateInformationSession

• Nationallyandinternationallyrecognizedfaculty

• ProfessorsofPracticewhoarecurrentorrecentadministrators

• CollaborativehistoryandpartnershipswithVirginiaLEAs

WhyChooseVCU?Asmembersofauniversityinanurbanarea,wehavearesponsibilitytoservethecommunitiesaroundus.ThisisespeciallytruehereatVCU,wheresomanyunderservedanddisadvantagedarewithinourreach.

Everyday,ourcity,itsschoolsanditstudentsfaceuniquechallenges.Butwherethereareobstacles,thereareopportunities.

ACHANCEFORCHANGE.ACHANCETOMAKEADIFFERENCE.

CaryStreetGym-18,000sq ft facility-Group Exercise Classes-CycleStudio,RacquetballCourts,-IndoorRunningTrack,4CourtGym,-RockClimbingWall-Open7daysaweekuntil12am

PerksofBeingaRAM

CabellLibrary-BorrowBooks,Laptops,iPads,RamBikes

-Printing,Copying,ScanningServices-StudyandWorkSpacesAvailable

-Events,OpenWorkshops&WebinarsEx.PublishingasaGrad.Student

Lynda-OnlineLearningCo.-ThousandsofTutorials forLearning&CareerDevelopmentEx.HowtoPresentandStayonPoint,CreatingaPerfectElevatorPitch,SocialMediaintheClassroom

WhyChooseVCU’s DepartmentofEducationalLeadership?

Ongoingprofessionalsupportthroughoutyourprogram– M.Ed.andPMC– SLLApreparation– Mentoring– OpportunityforAdvancedDegrees(Ph.D &Ed.D)

GoalToprepareschoolleaderswhoareableto

translateauthenticresearchonschoolleadershipandsocietyintoqualitypractice.Weworkto

revealnewunderstandingsrelatedtoeducationandsociety,advocateforinclusive,equitable,andsafelearningenvironments,andconnectthose

whostudyeducationalleadershipwithpractitionersandpolicymakers.

Master’sinEducationLeadershipStudiesTrack

• 30-hourprogram

• Leadershipwithineducationalserviceorganizations

• Studentsidentifyaconcentrationthatmeetslearningandcareergoals

• Offeredforindividualswhowishtostudyleadershipineducationalsettingsbut donotwishtoseekapositionasaschooladministrator

Master’sinEducationAdministrationandSupervisionTack

• 33credithours

• LeadershipwithinSchoolsandSchoolDivisions

• IncludesReal-WorldInternshipExperiences

PostMaster’sCertificateinEducationalLeadership

• 21credithours

• Designedforthosewhoalreadyhaveamaster’sdegreefromaregionallyaccrediteduniversity

• Includesreal-worldinternshipexperiences

Opportunitiestoengageinauthenticandappliedexperiencestodevelopskillsandknowledgeforleadershipinschools.

InternshipExperience

• 320totalclockhoursminimum

• 120ofthosehoursasexperientialfield-basedexperiencesembeddedincoursework

• RemaininghourstailoredtoindividualgoalsbasedonVDOErequirements

TaketheSLLA

Coursework

Internship

Degree/Certificate& EndorsementinAdministration/Supervision(passingSLLAscore)

CourseEmbeddedActivities

Whatouralumniaredoing

Kierstyn Johnson-Wigfall,PMCSpeechPathologist,CurtisElementarySchool

StevenDunkel,ME.d.A/SDirectorofAssessment,ResearchandTechnology,MiddlesexCountyPublicSchools

JamesHerd,ME.d.A/SArtTeacher,SwiftCreekElementarySchool

StephanieBaker,PMCAssistantPrincipal,NorthumberlandElementarySchool

TuitionOn-Campus

$721/credit

Off-Campus

$640/credit

*courselocationsvary

- - - SLLAEstimatedCosts$425- - -

Forthemostup-todatetuition rates,http://accounting.vcu.edu/tuition/calculator/*Additionaluniversityfeesmayapplyandratesaresubjecttochangebysemester.

Forinformationabout financialaid,http://finaid.vcu.edu/

ApplicationProcessApplyOnline,http://graduate.admissions.vcu.edu/apply/

• GREorMATexamGRETestingDetails:

https://ereg.ets.org/ereg/public/workflowmanager/workflow?workflowItemId=tcAvailabilityMATRichmondTestingLocations:

VCU– 804.828.8069,cpsd@vcu.eduVUU– 804.257.5817,hlwest@vuu.edu

• Officialtranscripts• 3professionalreferences• Statementofpurpose• Resume

*ForM.Ed.InAdministration/Supervision andPMCApplicants• 2yearsofexperience• Teaching license

DueBy– January15,2017

ScheduleFallBeginsthirdweekofAugustandrunsthroughmid-December.

SpringBeginsthethirdweekofJanuaryandrunsthroughmid-May.

SummerBeginslateMayandrunsthroughearlyAugust.

CONTACT

M.Ed. &PMCCOORDINATOR

Dr.BarbaraDriver,bdriver@vcu.edu

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Formoredetailsabouttheseprograms:http://soe.vcu.edu/departmentpages/educational-leadership/

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