The Master of Arts in Educational/Leadership Strand is designed to prepare students to assume leadership positions, while sharing the philosophy and mission of Felician University and the School of Education. The program focuses on preparing future leaders who carry out reflective practice based on professional knowledge while seeking innovative solutions through caring leadership.
The Education Leadership - Law Enforcement program supports the needs of emerging and current leaders in their new or existing positions in the law enforcement field.
Courses run on an eight-week cycle except for EDU-700 and EDU-710, which run for a full semester to ensure that students are able to accumulate the necessary time required for meaningful research and thesis development.
Admissions Requirements
- Completed application
- Letter of employment or intent to employ from a law enforcement agency
- Official undergraduate transcript (Bachelors degree required)
- Interview with Program Coordinator
Career Opportunities
The Master of Arts degree in Educational Leadership - Law Enforcement Track can help advance your career in law enforcement by preparing students for leadership roles. Such roles include:
- Police Chief
- Federal Agent
- Emergency Management Director
- Intelligence Analyst
- Sheriff
- Deputy
- Human Resources Manager
- Community Safety and Budget Coordinator
- Security Manager
- Police and Detective Supervisor
General Academic Policy
The School of Education abides by the policy statements on examinations, grading, withdrawal, probation, campus conduct, and appeals as published in the Felician University Catalog and/or Student Handbook.
Grading Policy
For the Master of Arts in Educational Policy: Law Enforcement Track, graduate students must earn a grade of C or higher. Students who receive a grade lower than a C will be required to repeat the course. If a student retakes the course and does not earn a grade of C or higher, then the student must meet with the program director and Associate Dean for a formal review to determine if the student will be placed on probation with a formal remediation plan or dismissed from the program. If the student is placed on probation and given a remediation plan, then the student must complete the terms of the remediation plan to continue in the program. Failure to complete the remediation plan will lead to automatic dismissal from the program.
If students have concerns regarding a final grade for a course, they must meet with the professor of the course within one week of final grades being submitted to review the grade and if a grade was entered in error, then the professor of the course will submit a grade change form to the Dean and Registrar’s office for approval.
Professional Behavior
The Dean of the School of Education, with the approval of the Vice President for Academic Affairs, reserves the right to dismiss a student from the Education Program at any time for behavior that is deemed unethical or unprofessional. The student in question has the right to appeal the decision.
All policies for each graduate program in the School of Education are at the discretion of the Dean, School of Education in accordance with state requirements and mandates.
Program length: 24 months (based on full-time enrollment)