Leverage Your Leadership Strengths
Earning your Master of Science in Educational Management from the nationally recognized program at University of Houston-Clear Lake will provide you with innovative and workable solutions to relevant educational challenges. Providing a blend of academic and fieldwork experiences, this course of study features a Principal Certification that builds skills to evaluate transformational concepts and technologies, conduct meaningful assessments and develop curricula that meet a wide range of learning objectives. This degree is currently offered in both a traditional, face-to-face class format, as well as a hybrid format, featuring a mixture of face-to-face class sessions and online assignments.
Become a Change Leader in Your School
Learn to model the behaviors of collaboration and effective teaching that you’ll expect
from the teachers on your staff. You’re on your way to becoming an instructional innovator
and coach, and that’s why your coursework focuses on educational leadership skills,
effective leadership in learning environments, state and federal school law, and school
finance. In addition to the M.S. and principal certification, you will also earn the
required Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) and Texas Teachers Evaluation and
Support System (T-TESS) certificates.
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Admission Requirements
Eager to make your dreams come true by studying at UHCL? Make sure you have what it takes to begin your journey to success.
Degree Requirements
Educate yourself on the necessary course work at University of Houston-Clear Lake. We want you to succeed in the College of Education, so review the degree requirements for your preferred major.
Degree Plan
Cost Information
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Deadlines for Applying
- Graduate Deadlines
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Fall 2018
New Degree Seeking - August 1
Priority* - August 13
Final and Session Start* - August 27 -
Spring 2019
New Degree Seeking - December 1
Priority* - January 14
Final and Session Start* - January 22 -
Summer 2019New Degree Seeking - May 1
Priority* - May 28
Final, Summer I* - June 10
Final, Summer II* - July 15 -
Fall 2019New Degree Seeking - August 1
Priority* - August 12
Final and Session Start* - August 26
*Former/Non-degree seeking/Certificate Graduate Students applicants who apply after the priority deadline can expect to go through late registration. $50 late registration fee will be assessed.
- International Deadlines
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Fall
Priority – March 1
Final – June 1 -
Spring
Priority – August 1
Final – November 1 -
Summer
Priority – February 1
Final – April 20
Students interested in qualifying for scholarships &/or applying for visas outside the U.S. should apply and submit the application documents/test scores by the priority deadline
International freshmen applicants will not be accepted for Summer semester.
Locations
University of Houston-Clear Lake
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: (281) 283-7600
UHCL Online
Bayou Building, Room 1406
2700 Bay Area Blvd
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 281-212-1611
Make the most of a hectic schedule and study from home or the office through UHCL Online, offering the same level of excellence for more than 20 undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs.
UH-Clear Lake Pearland Campus
1200 Pearland Pkwy
Pearland, Texas 77581
Phone: 281-212-1700
Since 2010, University of Houston-Clear Lake Pearland Campus has proudly served as an upper-level institution serving juniors, seniors, and graduate students in fields like business and behavioral science.
Alief ISD
7555 Howell Sugar Land Road
Houston, TX 77083
Phone: 281-212-1611
Take your educational leadership potential to the next level with a certificate or graduate degree from our cohort program at Alief Taylor High School.
Accreditations and Distinctions
UHCL’s College of Education graduate and undergraduate programs are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation for both initial teacher preparation and advanced educator preparation. We’re one of only 14 educator preparation programs in Texas to hold this accreditation. The College of Education is also accredited by the State Board for Educator Certification/Texas Education Agency and holds accreditations from a number of organizations for individual specializations and certification programs.
We’ve earned national recognition for accomplishment and innovation, including the Christa McAuliffe Award for Excellence in Teacher Education.
Educational Management M.S. with Principal Certification Faculty
Antonio Corrales
Doctoral Program Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 409-392-8186
Email: corrales@uhcl.edu
Office: B1111-11
John Decman
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3548
Email: decman@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou Building, Suite 1125
Lawrence T. Kajs
Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3620
Email: kajs@uhcl.edu
Office: Bayou 1125
Gary Schumacher
Associate Professor of Educational Leadership,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3631
Email: schumacher@uhcl.edu
Office: B1125-8
Felix Simieou III
Department Chair for Leadership and Policy Analysis and Associate Professor of Educational
Leadership
,
Education
Contact number: 281-283-3589
Email: simieou@uhcl.edu
Office: 1125-10