As a DL ELPS graduate, you receive your master’s degree from CSUN’s Michael D. Eisner College of Education and are invited to participate in the University’s commencement ceremonies along with your on-campus ELPS peers.

Earning your Master of Arts Degree in Educational Administration requires:

• Completing 30 units of the prescribed coursework which includes fieldwork and passing the Comprehensive Examination


• Satisfying the requisite EDUC 600, Research in Education, or its equivalent, which may be taken simultaneously with other coursework


• Maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or above


• Passing the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam, a one-hour proctored test in which participants write an extemporaneous essay on an assigned topic. Your faculty advisor will provide you with the information needed to fulfill the UDPWE requirement.