Initial Principal Licensure

The two-year Master of Arts in Education/Initial Principal Licensure program is designed to equip qualified and experienced educators with the knowledge and skills necessary to assume leadership positions in schools -- particularly those of program supervisor/director and building principal or assistant principal.

Studies include: leadership, school management, law and finance. The program emphasizes the role of a school leader as collaborator and creator of a supportive and stimulating environment for students and teachers.

Four internships are required for the educational leadership program: three are taken concurrently with your first three full terms (fall, spring, fall) in an alternative school site along with your cognate coursework --secondary teachers will be in an elementary setting and elementary teachers will be in a secondary setting to meet the K-12 licensure requirements; the fourth internship will be taken along at the end of your cognate coursework in your own school This final internship will be in conjunction with the capstone project.