Principal Certification with M.Ed.

The Program in Educational Leadership leading to a Master of Education Degree with School Principal Certification curriculum is 42 credits (14 classes). The Education faculty uses various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others.

Curriculum Overview (42 Credits)

Principal Certification (Grades K-12) (21 Credits):

MED 515: Differentiated Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms*
MED 550: Introduction to Educational Administration*
MED 553: The School Administrator
MED 610: School Law and Social Advocacy
MED 611: School Finance
MED 650: Functions of School Supervision
MED 685: Principal Internship
* These classes are to be taken prior to those listen below them

Additional Requirements for Master of Education (21 Credits):

COR 510: Moral Leadership
COR 600: Organizational & Professional Ethics
MED 501: Standards-based Planning and Instruction
MED 518: Quantitative Research Methods
MED 520: Educators as Researchers (Pre-requisite: MED 518)
MED 540: Assessment & Evaluation in Today's Schools
MED 680: Research Seminar