Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis
| The graduate certificate in Teaching and Learning Scholarship has been discontinued effective fall 2010. Online update 2/15/2011. |
- Overview
- Cooperative Program with UW-Oshkosh or UW-Whitewater
- Financial Aid
- Admission
- Courses
- Criteria for Satisfactory Progress
| Administrative Unit: | Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis |
| College/School: | School of Education |
| Admitting Plans: | M.S., Ph.D. (Specialist Certificate) |
| Degrees Offered: | M.S., Ph.D. |
| Minors and Certificates: | Ph.D. Minor, Specialist Certificate |
| Official Options: | Cooperative Program with UW-Oshkosh (M.S.), Cooperative Program with UW-Whitewater (M.S.) |
Faculty: Professors Bredeson (chair), Borman, Capper, Conrad, Kelley, Knox, Mead, Odden, Peterson, Phelps; Associate Professors Jackson, Halverson Assistant Professors Camburn, Miller; Clinical Professors Elton Crim; Faculty Associate Bruce King
Overview
The mission of the department is to create, integrate, exchange, and apply knowledge about leadership, learning, and organizational performance to advance educational quality and opportunity.
Many varied educational constituencies need to be able to analyze and to inform debate on educational issues, and to lead and develop learning communities that meet the diverse learning needs of students and society. We believe effective educational leadership in any institution embodies three values: inquiry, equity and reflection. (Strategic Action Plan 2004)
Graduates and recipients of the department's instruction are expected to reflect the knowledge, skills, and personal qualities that will be successful in promoting, producing, and improving learning and increasing public trust in educational institutions.
The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis offers the M.S. degree, the Ph.D. degree, an Educational Specialist Certificate in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and several administrative licensure programs. All are intended to increase professional knowledge and skills essential for educational leadership, and to prepare persons for leadership positions at all levels of education: preschool, elementary, secondary, special education, vocational and technical schools, and colleges and universities, both public and private.
In keeping with this mission, the department has three specialties or emphases: Higher, Postsecondary, and Continuing Education, focused on the effective administration of postsecondary institutions; K-12 Leadership, emphasizing the effective administration of primary and secondary institutions; Educational Policy, stressing effective formation and analysis of policies governing the administration of all educational institutions. Students in each specialty will focus their course work within the emphasis, although students are encouraged to learn about other areas as well. Many students in the department also pursue the course work for the Wisconsin certification for K-12 leadership.
Cooperative Program with UW-Oshkosh or UW-Whitewater
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents approved the cooperative master of science degree program in educational administration between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater campuses on February 5, 1982.
The cooperative program provides the opportunity for educators in the northeastern and central regions of Wisconsin to obtain a master of science degree, with certification (principal, director of instruction, director of special education and pupil services) in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. All required course work will be offered on either the Oshkosh or the Whitewater campuses.
Students must be admitted simultaneously to UW-Madison and UW-Oshkosh or UW-Whitewater. Program admission will be to the UW-Madison Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and to the UW-Oshkosh Department of Human Services and Professional Leadership or the UW-Whitewater Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Upon completion of the approved program, students will be awarded a master of science degree from UW-Madison.
Financial Aid
Full-time graduate students may receive appointments as research, program, or project assistants. These assistantships usually provide for remission of tuition (except for segregated fees) and provide a stipend to help meet the expenses of graduate study. Students with superior records may compete for fellowships, scholarships, and other awards. For information regarding financial aid opportunities, see Scholarships and Funding on the departement Web site.
Admission
Admission to the department is based, in part, on the following criteria: undergraduate GPA in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work, GPA on 9 or more graduate credits, Graduate Record Exam (GRE) scores (required for Ph.D. and Educational Specialist Certificate only), three letters of recommendation from persons who are qualified to judge the applicant's academic and professional competence, resume, and a "reasons for study" essay.
For information regarding admissions criteria and the application process, see Admission Requirements and Application Procedures on the department Web site.
For more information: Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, 253 Education Building, 1000 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706-1398; 608-263-2701;
elpa@education.wisc.edu; www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/
FAQs: www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/admissions/faq.html
Master's program: www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/degrees/MS.html
Doctoral program: www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/degrees/PhD.html
Certification programs: www.education.wisc.edu/elpa/academics/degrees/certificationprogs.html