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Agricultural Education and Educational Leadership Team to Offer
Master’s Degree Leading to Principal Certification
at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
College of Education

The Colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the College of Education at Texas Tech University have teamed up to offer the following degree available via distance education at Fredericksburg, Junction, Highland Lakes/Marble Falls and Lubbock campuses:

Master’s of Agriculture Degree
Agricultural Education Concentration with an Educational Leadership Emphasis

This unique non-thesis degree is designed for high school agricultural science teachers who have an interest in certifying as a principal. Of the 36 credits required for the degree, 21 are required in Agricultural Education and 15 in Educational Leadership. The TTU Principal Professional Certification Program is a 42-credit hour program which fully incorporates this 36 credit hour Master’s of Agriculture Degree. This program prepares students interested in pursuing careers as elementary or secondary school principals in Texas. Students seeking Principal Professional Certification must have at least two years of Texas Education Agency (TEA)-approved experience and apply for admission into the certification program during the first semester of enrollment in this program. For a school Principal Professional Certification, students must complete six hours of EDLD 5392 – Principal Internship beyond this 36 hour master’s program. Students must also complete Instructional Leadership Development (ILD) and Professional Development and Supervision (PDAS) training at a Texas Regional Education Service Center (equivalent to 3 semester credit hours). SBEC’s School Principalship TExES examination must also be passed. For more information, go to www.aged.ttu.edu and then to “Graduate Program” on the left menu bar, and then to “M.Ag./4Principal”. Students may also contact Dr. David Doerfert (david.doerfert@ttu.edu), the department’s Graduate Studies Coordinator at 806.742.2816 for more details.