Department of Educational Leadership
The Department of Educational Leadership, an academic unit within the College of Education, prepares candidates in PK-12 schools who aspire to be equity-driven school leaders, responsible for empowering engaged, inspired, and successful learners. Learn more about our mission.
The Department offers several master's and doctoral degrees in PK-12 educational leadership as well as an internationally inclusive leadership program. In addition, the department offers options to obtain an Administrative Services Credential.
Announcements
Fall 2024 Admissions Now Open
SDSU is now accepting applications for fall 2024. Deadlines differ by program. Please see individual academic program information for details.
EDL News
Ed leadership scholarship honors a mother’s love
Emeriti faculty Cythnia L. Uline and Joseph F. Johnson Jr. give to support Ed.D. students on their journeys to becoming equity champions.
Studying Success: SDSU 'Lifer' James Marshall Receives COE’s Distinguished Faculty Award
Triple alumnus and longtime professor in Educational Leadership is an expert in what makes programs effective.
Diane Lapp Honored for a Lifetime of Literacy Leadership
School of Teacher Education professor emerita receives the International Literacy Association’s William S. Gray Citation of Merit.