What programs does the ELCS department offer?

M.ED- Administration and Supervision with Principalship Certification
M.ED- Higher Education
Principalship Certification Only
Ed.D - Educational Leadership

When are the admissions deadlines?

Master’s Program and Principalship Certification (Admits students for all three semesters)
July 1st- Fall Admission
October 15th- Spring Admission
April 1st- Summer Admission

Doctoral Program (Admits students once a year)
February 1st- Fall Admission

What is the difference between an Ed.D and a Ph.D?

Theoretically, the Ed.D is more practical and applied, whereas the Ph.D. is more research-oriented. However, our Ed.D program required 12 hours of courses in research.

Usually, when are classes offered?

Most of the students in our programs continue to work on a full-time basis, which is the reason we offer our courses in the evenings and on the weekends. Generally, the classes offered during week are scheduled from 5-8pm and on Saturdays from 9-4pm.  

Do I need the GRE and how recent do the scores have to be?

For the masters and principalship programs you can take either the GRE or the MAT (Millers Analogies Test).

For the Ed.D you will need to take the GRE.

GRE or the MAT must have been taken within the previous 5 years at the time of application. No exceptions will be made.

What is required to apply to the programs?

Principalship certification only: Students must have an Education-related Master’s (from a school of education) from within the last 10 years. This program consists of 6 courses beyond the Master’s degree. Students apply for NDO (non-degree objective) status and must meet the same admission deadlines as the Master’s students. Additionally the following application materials are necessary:

• Graduate application (former UH Main Campus students submit a General Petition instead).
• $45.00 application fee.
• 2 official transcripts from Master’s degree, any post-baccalaureate work (if any), and ones that reflect the last 60 hours from Bachelor’s degree.
• GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or MAT (Miller Analogies Test)- The test must have been taken within the last 5 years.

Master’s degree in Administration and Supervision (Students who are interested in the Higher Education concentration will follow the same guidelines as stated below, except that teaching experience or teacher certification is not required):

• Graduate application (former UH Main Campus students submit a General Petition instead).
• $45.00 application fee.
• 2 official transcripts from Master’s degree, any post-baccalaureate work (if any), and ones that reflect the last 60 hours from Bachelor’s degree.
• GRE (Graduate Record Exam) or MAT (Miller Analogies Test)- The test must have been taken within the last 5 years.
• Students must be TX teacher certified and have 2 years of teaching experience before completing the Master’s degree and taking the ExCET exam (even if all coursework is completed).
• It is highly recommended that students already have the Texas Teacher Certification before applying to the program.

Master's degree in Higher Education:

Students must complete and fully satisfy the Department, College and University requirements for admission to the program.  Please note, For Fall 2007 admissions, applications will be accepted through July 1, 2007. After that date, the program will be switching to a cohort admissions structure. Admissions decisions will be made only one time a year based on a competitive applicant pool. All applications for the new Fall 2008 cohort will due on or before January 31, 2008.

Doctoral degree (Ed.D.) in Educational Leadership/Higher Education:

• Graduate application (former UH Main Campus students submit a General Petition instead).
• $45.00 application fee.
• 2 official transcripts from each institution attended
• GRE (Graduate Record Exam)- The test must have been taken within the last 5 years.
• Brief Vita (not to exceed 2 pages).
• 3 letters of recommendation, including one from a supervisor (must explain relationship to applicant and describe specific instance where professional leadership skills were displayed by applicant).
• One-page statement of professional goals (How will this degree get you to where you want to be?).

 

Where do I send my application materials?
Ms. Kim Zainfield
Graduate Admissions Analyst
University of Houston
Department of Educational Psychology
491 Farish Hall
Houston , TX 77204-5029