Argosy University offers an Education Specialist (EdS) degree in Teacher Leadership and a Doctor of Education (EdD) degree in Teacher Leadership.
These programs are designed for classroom teachers who are looking to expand their content knowledge, develop leadership skills, teach more effectively, and support the professional development of their peers. Candidates in this program will become skillful in building collaborative relationships and learning communities that focus on student learning and support a strong positive climate in the school. Peer mentoring and coaching are modeled and practiced throughout the program in field experiences and the culminating research project.
The EdD program culminates in a dissertation related to teacher leadership and is designed to add knowledge to the field of teacher leadership.
PROGRAM DISCLOSURE
This program DOES NOT lead to teacher or administrator certification, licensure, or endorsement in any State in the United States. This program is designed to enhance the skills and knowledge of students who are already certified, licensed or endorsed and for students who are interested in pursuing these degrees for reasons other than obtaining teacher or administrator certification, licensure, or endorsement. Additionally, the credits earned through participating in these programs offered by Argosy University are unlikely to be transferable to any other similar program that is approved for teacher or administrator certification, licensure or endorsement in any State.
The MAED in Educational Administration, the EdS in Initial Educational Administration, and the EdD in Initial Educational Administration programs offered through Argosy University, Hawaii College of Education meet all California Tier 1 Principal Licensure requirements. Upon program completion and the passage of all required California state exams, students are eligible to apply for California Tier 1 Principal licensure. Any other program offered through Argosy University, Hawaii College of Education DO NOT lead to teacher or administrator certification, licensure, or endorsement in any State in the United States. The programs offered through Argosy University – Online Programs, with the exclusion of the MAED in Educational Administration, DO NOT lead to teacher or administrator certification, licensure, or endorsement in any State in the United States regardless of the State in which the student resides.