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Principal Certification
Education Leadership (EDLD) provides a Principal Certification Program at A&M-Texarkana offering 1) a 30-hour Master’s Degree in Education Leadership, or 2) an 18-hour Principal Certification-Only program with an ongoing (3-semester) principal practicum lab. Both programs provide students with the necessary skills to become effective school administrators within today’s educational climate. Courses are delivered fully online and emphasize quality interactions between the instructor and student. The format for courses is tailored to meet the demands of today’s busy professional educators and graduate students. Should you have programmatic questions regarding the Master’s Degree or Principal Certification Program, please contact Dr. Trisha Gerrish Ray at Trisha.Ray@tamut.edu for assistance.
Unique Features of This Program
- Small class sizes
- Practitioner-based skills
- Authentic, campus-based, leadership activities
- Program can be completed in five semesters (three semesters for certification-only)
- Delivered to meet the needs of working students: web-enhanced evening classes using Zoom technology
Admission Requirements
- Graduate application and processing fee ($30 for US citizens/permanent residents) via program website
- Baccalaureate degree
- Cumulative 3.0 GPA or 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of an undergraduate degree program
- Official transcripts from all higher education institutions attended
- Students must apply for this certificate program through the TK20 System. Refer to the program website
- Interview with education leadership department faculty
- Letter of support from current principal (form letter provided by program coordinator)
Requirements must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office by the designated deadline of first semester of enrollment.
Certification Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| EDLD 531 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| EDLD 540 | Campus Strategic Operations | 3 |
| EDLD 570 | 3 | |
| EDLD 574 | Leading Special Programs | 3 |
| EDLD 567 | Supervision of Instruction | 3 |
| EDLD 580 | Data Analysis for School Improvement | 3 |
| EDLD 588 | Principal Practicum | 0 |
| Total Hours | 21 | |
