Masters of Arts in Education (MAE): Educational Administration

The MAE: Educational Administration program prepares practicing educators for leadership in educational settings. The Program emphasizes the development of knowledge, skills and dispositions characteristic of effective and innovation administrative leaders inclusive of capacity for problem solving, conflict resolution, and working with diverse individuals, families, and communities. Practical situations in educational settings are thematically integrated with theory in all aspects of the curriculum. The MAE: Educational Administration is a 30 semester unit program. A California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) Preliminary Administrative Services credential may concurrently be obtained with the MAE: Educational Administration degree. Of note, the Administrative Services credential may be obtained without the MAE degree.

Program Outcomes
The Program supports and advances the following Outcomes, assuring Graduates will be able to:

• Facilitate the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning shared and supported by the school community.
• Advocate, nurture, and sustain a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
• Ensure management of the learning organization including operations and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
• Collaborate with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
• Model a personal code of ethics and developing professional leadership capacity.
   

GPA Requirement: Once admitted to the Program, applicants must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 or higher in all coursework. Students failing to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 at the end of any term will be placed on academic warning and must correct the deficiency by the following semester or be subject to academic dismissal from the program.

Degrees are posted to the official university transcript through the Registrar’s Office at Candidate request. Completion of degree program is verified by the Registrar as per the Master Plan of Study. All courses below are three units (3) unless otherwise noted.

Transfer of Credit
Transfer of credit may be awarded on the following basis:

1. A maximum of:
   a.  EdD Program: 24 semester units beyond the master’s degree may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution. All such coursework must have been earned in addition to the master’s degree required coursework.
   b.  MAE / Credential Programs: 6 semester units beyond the bachelor’s degree may be transferred from a regionally accredited institution. All such coursework must have been earned in addition to the bachelor’s degree required coursework.
2. The request to accept credit to be transferred must be approved by the program director.
3. Credit that has been used to complete a second master’s degree may be considered for transfer to the EdD Program.
4. Credits must have been earned within seven years prior to the request for transfer. Waivers of this requirement may be considered by program faculty on a case by case basis. All waivers must be approved by the dean.
5. Extension courses or continuing education courses are not, in standard cases, acceptable for graduate transfer. However, courses completed at high levels through an accredited university or local district program may be considered by the program director and approved by the Dean of the Hufstedler School of Education for partial credit transfer.
6. Coursework being considered for transfer must be equivalent to Alliant coursework for which it is being applied. Students are required to submit transcripts, catalog course descriptions and other documentation.
7. All coursework must be completed successfully at credit or B levels or higher.

SERC
The HSOE SERC (Student Evaluation Review Committee) may be convened by the campus program director when there is concern that a HSOE student or program candidate may not successfully complete the program’s coursework or comprehensive examination and move into Candidacy, may not successfully complete Candidacy, or may not be recommended for a credential. The SERC process involves several faculty members in the program and campus student support services staff. The SERC meets with the student to discuss concerns, reasons for referral, reasons for dismissal from the Shirley M. Hufstedler School of Education, plans for remediation, and SERC recommendations. The SERC committee is a recommending body and the ultimate decision based on the SERC process is made by the System-wide Director. This decision can then be appealed to the HSOE Dean. Please refer to the Alliant International University Student Handbook for additional information regarding the “Student Code of Conduct” and “Problem Solving and Informal Dispute Resolution Guidelines.”