At the doctoral level, Boston College offers the doctor of education (Ed.D.) degree in educational administration. The program is grounded in the core values of the Lynch School, with coursework focusing on leadership for equity, diversity, anti-racism, community-building, and social justice.
Coordinator: Jerry Starratt, Campion Hall 229, 617-552-1961
PSAP Coordinator: Lauri Johnson, Campion Hall 205C, 617-552-1039
Admission
- The next PSAP cohort will be admitted in summer 2011
- Candidates must have current service as a practicing school administrator (superintendent/assistant superintendent, principal/assistant principal, curriculum coordinator, special education director, or comparable administrator in private/parochial schools)
- Candidates must receive nomination by the applicant’s current superintendent/headmaster
- Candidates are required to submit three letters of recommendation, including one from the superintendent/headmaster
- Candidates must already possess a master’s degree
- Candidates are not required to submit scores from admissions tests. The GRE is NOT required for admission to this program
- The personal statement should include a short description of your experience working in teams and your degree of comfort with team participation
Ed.D. Program in Educational Administration
The Professional School Administrator Program (PSAP) was developed by the University more than three decades ago as a means of providing an opportunity for full-time working elementary, secondary, and central office school administrators to pursue doctoral study. While doctoral programs in educational administration at Boston College integrate theory and practice, PSAP offeres a distinctive opportunity to link theory and practice in a student's actual workplace.
Boston College partners with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, Teachers 21, the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators’ Association, and the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development to offer practicing school administrators a unique opportunity to obtain a Massachusetts superintendent/assistant superintendent license and a doctor of education in educational administration.
Program Overview
- Three-year licensure/doctoral program
- Learning community of approximately 20 students per cohort
- Cohort convenes at Boston College for a two-week session for three consecutive summers beginning in 2009
- Cohort also meets one Friday (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) and several Saturdays (9 a.m.-4 p.m.) each month in the fall and spring semesters at an off-campus location in the Franklin/Marlborough area
- Candidates must successfully complete the Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent Leadership Licensure Program (LLPS) as a component of the doctoral degree program. Thirty-nine additional credits are needed to fulfill the requirements for an Ed.D. from Boston College
- Candidates must demonstrate the ability to work in a team setting
- The curriculum modules of the LLPS are taught by highly knowledgeable and skilled school leaders and consultants associated with Teachers 21
- Boston College courses are taught by distinguished faculty from the University
- Program cost includes 39 credits at the Lynch School tuition rate and tuition for the licensure portion set by MASS; financial aid is available based on demonstrated need
For More Information
Boston College Lynch School
gsoe@bc.edu
T: 617-552-4214
MSSAA
www.mssaa.org/llphomepage.htm
johnaherne@abingtonps.org
bdelisle@mssaa.org
T: 781-541-5098