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MLD Program
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Master of Arts in Education

Masters of Arts in Leadership Development (MLD)

(Effective Fall 2012)

The College of Educational Studies announces a pioneering degree program that can be completed in 15-24 months.  It will be taught by exceptionally devoted and qualified faculty, who are signaling our recognition that leadership depends on not just local but global knowledge, not just a focus on content and task outcomes, but on relationships and critical processes, not just on maintaining the status quo, but a capacity to be creative and innovative in driving purposeful and sustained change.  In exploring the MLD, you may see yourself working in
• schools;
• as an internal/external leadership development consultant to organizations and communities; or
• in the public, non-profit, or even private sectors. 
Replacing the outdated Masters of Arts in Education degree, the Masters of Arts in Leadership Development (MLD) not only develops leaders but develops leaders who are capable of developing leadership in others.  Modeling the core values of the CES: self-awareness, caring, courage, service, affirming diversity and civic engagement, the MLD will appeal to a wide range of professionals and educationally, diverse settings.

This groundbreaking program is 30 graduate units and includes a Self-Designed Component (3-6 units) within the program, so you can makes choices and take greater charge of your own learning. There is a theory or foundational core of 12 units, an applied inquiry core of 6 units, an elective plan of 9 units and a Leadership Development Capstone Project of 3 units at the end. The program develops leaders who serve purposes that transcend themselves and work for the common good of all.  These leaders find their passion and purpose in solid communication with others who wish to collaborate towards achieving desired outcomes.

ADMISSION TO THE PROGRAM AND PREREQUISITES

Admission to the program may be achieved by the completion of
the following requirements:

1. Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally
accredited institution.

2. Have achieved the required admission grade point average
as specified in the Admission section. Entrance tests are waived
for students who hold a masters degree or higher with a
grade point average equivalent to a 3.0 or above on a 4
point scale. Applicants with a grade point average between
2.500 and 2.990 are required to submit scores from one of the
following standard admission tests:
• Millers Analogies Test (MAT)
• California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET)

TRANSFER OF COURSEWORK
 Six credits of graduate transfer work is the maximum allowed.
(See the Academic Policies and Procedures section for
transfer guidelines.)

CAPSTONE EXPERIENCES
EDUC 698:  Education Thesis/Project
Candidates will demonstrate mastery of program objectives
through the preparation and presentation of a major project
developed by the candidate during the course of the MLD
program. Students who have not completed the requirements
are required to submit a continuous enrollment fee (one credit
of tuition) for each semester the Capstone Course

To apply to the MLD program please fill out an online application.

The best test and most difficult to administer is:

“Do those served grow as people, do they, while being served, become healthier, wiser, free,
more autonomous, more likely themselves to become servants.”  Robert Greenleaf