The Master Degree in Educational Leadership is designed to provide the student with a Master Degree in Education (M.Ed.) while preparing him/her for a Montana Class 3 Administrative License and a K-12 Principal Endorsement. The M.Ed. facilitates existing educators to become principals upon completion of the program. This degree requires a minimum of thirty-seven (37) semester credits at the graduate level. These 37 credits are comprised of 12 three credit courses and one credit for the comprehensive exam which consists of a Culminating Portfolio and Culminating Presentation.
The Admissions Committee uses a holistic review of the application in determining acceptance to the M.Ed. program.
Online Application to the Graduate Schoolhttps://www.applyweb.com/apply/uomont/menu.html .
Application process for the Department of Educational Leadership
One letter must be from an immediate supervisor. Please use the Graduate School’s standardized Recommendation Form. You can access this form at:http://life.umt.edu/grad/Forms/Recommendation%20Form.pdf
If you have taken courses from professors in the School of Education, you can request that they complete an internal form, Student Evaluation. This evaluation can be used in place of a letter of recommendation. To request an internal evaluation form, contact (406) 243-5586 or EDLD@mso.umt.edu
GRE Information can be accessed at:http://www.ets.org/portal/site/ets/menuitem.fab2360b1645a1de9b3a0779f1751509/?vgnextoid=b195e3b5f64f4010VgnVCM10000022f95190RCRD
Testing sites for the GRE in Montana can be accessed at:http://etsis4.ets.org/tcenter/cbtdmlst.cfm
The UM Testing Code is: 7544
At least one semester prior to beginning the Educational Leadership M.Ed. program:
1. Application to the Graduate School
2. Application to the Department of Educational Leadership
3. Acceptance into the Department of Educational Leadership’s M.Ed. Program
After being accepted in Educational Leadership M.Ed. program:
4. After reviewing the acceptance materials, contact your assigned advisor if you have any questions
5. Review the Graduate School’s Policies
6. Successfully complete the 12 required courses for the EDLD M.Ed.
Prior to your last semester:
7. Register for your 1 semester Comprehensive Exam credit: EDLD 594: Comp Exam
8. Apply for Graduation
9. Notify the Educational Leadership Office to schedule your Culminating Presentation date
During your last semester:
10. Successfully complete your final courses
11. Prepare and submit your Culminating Portfolio
12. Complete your Culminating Presentation
After successful completion of the Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership:
13. Contact the School of Education Licensure Specialist Kristi Murphy at (406) 243-2032 or
Kristi.murphy@umontana.edu to begin your paperwork to obtain aMontana Class 3 Administrative License with a K-12 Principal Endorsement. Note: In addition to the 12 required graduate courses, obtaining a Montana Class 3 Administrative License has additional requirements
14. Approximately 6 weeks after the degree award date students review their final transcript to be sure that it is an accurate record of their academic history. Students can print their own unofficial transcript using Cyberbear.
The Master of Education Degree (M.Ed.) in Educational Leadership provides the necessary courses for a Montana Class 3 Administrative License with a K-12 Principal Endorsement. Multiple endorsements will of necessity require more hours of coursework.
In lieu of written comprehensive exams and as a way to assess the quality of scholarship of Master’s degree candidates, the Department of Educational Leadership has implemented a culminating portfolio assessment combined with a culminating scholarly presentation designed to manifest the educational leader’s ability to synthesize the course material into a comprehensive leadership activity.
The following links contain useful materials to guide this process:
Phyllis J. Washington
College of Education and Human Sciences
The University of Montana
Missoula, MT 59812
(406) 243-4841
