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Educational Leadership Specialist in Education Program

Performance-Based Ed.S. Program
Based on the new requirements from the Professional Standards Commission (PSC), in order to be admitted into the Performance-Based Ed.S. PL-6 Certification Program, candidates must be employed in a leadership position in a partnering school system.  GSU has partnerships with the following systems: Barrow, Butt, Clark, Cobb, Commerce, DeKalb, Eagles Landing Academy, Elbert, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Greene, Gwinnett, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Madison, Marietta City, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, Pike, Rockdale, Rutland, Social Circle City, Spalding, Upson, Walton, Griffin RESA, and Northeast GA RESA.  (For the purposes of accepting candidates into PSC approved PL-6 Leadership Programs, leadership positions will be determined by the local school system in partnership with Georgia State University).  In addition, candidates must meet the following admission criteria: L-5 or NL-5 Certification, hold a leadership position (see below), 3.25 or higher graduate GPA, 900 or higher GRE score, two acceptable letters of recommendation (one from administrative supervisor), acceptable professional goals statement, acceptable resume, and a letter from your school system indicating that you are recommended for the program and that you are serving in a leadership position.  If you curently have a Master's Degree or h igher but do not currently have a leadership certificate, you acan obtain the NL-5 certificate by passing the GACE Leadership Exams. 

The PL-6, Ed.S. Certification Program is no longer a self-select program.  Your school system must give written approval for you to be accepted into the program because the district has to provide each leadership candidate with performance-based activities during the program.  You should check with your school system to deterine what is required for you to be selected, as well as to see which positions they will designate as leadership positions for the purpose of enrolling in the Ed.S., PL-6 Certification.

Educational Leadership program page from the Department of Educational Policy Studies

Contact:  Dr. Hayward Richardson, hrichardson@gsu.edu, (404) 413-8261

Program Academic Regulations
To graduate with an Ed.S. major in Educational Leadership, students must earn a “B” or higher in all courses in the Ed.S. degree program. If students earn a grade below a grade of “B” in a required course, the students with the advice and consent of his or her adviser may substitute another course for that requirement.

Program Degree Requirements

A. Professional Studies (6)
Select one (3):
EPSF 8260 Sociology of Inner-City Children (3)
EPSF 8270 Philosophy of Education (3)
EPSF 8280 Anthropology of Education (3)
EPSF 8310 Sociology of Education (3)
EPSF 8320 Politics and Policy in Education (3)
EPSF 8340 History of American Education (3)

Select one (3):
EPY 8050 The Psychology of Instruction (3)
EPY 8080 Memory and Cognition (3)
EPY 8140 Psychology of Classroom Interaction (3)
EPY 8180 Development During School Age (5 to 18 Years) (3)
EPY 8250 Psychology of Inner-City Children (3)

B. Major (24)
Required (18):
EPEL 8000 Research in Educational Leadership and Organizational Structure (3)
EPEL 8020 Leadership for Change in a Diverse Society (3)
EPEL 8330 Advanced Law, Policy, and Goverance (3)
EPEL 8420 Advanced Instructional Leadership (3)
EPEL 8690 Research-Based Decision Making for School Leaders (3)
EPSF 8440 Curriculum Design and Analysis (3)

Select two (6) with consent of adviser:
EPEL 8490 Economics of Public Education (3)
EPEL 8620 Psychological Aspects of Leadership (3)
EPEL 8630 Sociological Aspects of Leadership (3)
EPEL 8970 Seminar in Educational Leadership (3)
EPS 8360 Educational Policy Making and Analysis (3)
Other appropriate courses numbered 8000 to 8999 may be selected.

Program total: minimum of 30 semester hours