K-12 Administrative I Certification
33 credits
The Master of Education in Educational Leadership program is offered in an accelerated, cohort model only with classes held Monday evenings from 4:35-9:45pm.
The Master of Education in Educational Leadership program can be completed with or without K-12 Principal Certification.
If you are pursuing your K-12 Administrative/Principal Certificate, you will need to have three years of teaching experience and hold an Instructional I or II Certificate.
In addititon to the graduate application those pursuing a K-12 Administrative/Principal Certification must submit:
- Philosophy of Education
- Essay discussing “how principals shape learning in their schools”
- Recommendation letter from supervisor- speaking specifically to the candidate's leadership abilities and potential
Courses are 3 credits each unless noted
Master of Education Courses (9 credits)
- EDG 501 - Educational Research
- EDG 521 - Sociocultural Foundations of Education
- EDG 540 - Philosophical Foundations of Education
Principal/Administrative I Courses (24 credits)
- EDG 640 - The Principalship (30 hours)
- EDG 644 - Instructional Leadership (30 hours)
- EDG 647 - School Law
- EDG 643 - Management and Decision Making (30 hours)
- EDG 645 - Supervision and Performance Evaluation (30 hours)
- EDG 646 - Technology and Communications (30 hours)
- EDG 658 - Special Education Administration (30 hours)
- EDG 659- Principal Internship (180 hours)
For PreK-12 principal certification, 360 on-site hours that span the 12-month life cycle of a school year are required in this program as per PDE mandates.
Required: 180 hours field and 180 hours internship
Field experiences are embedded within courses, as indicated, and require a log and a job-embedded field project to be completed on-site and assessed by a mentoring administrator and course instructor.
Please note, international students must be enrolled full-time at Cabrini to be eligible for admission.
PreK-12 Administrative I Certification
without Master of Education
24 credits
Courses are three credits unless otherwise indicated.
Certification Requirements
Principal/Administrative I Courses (24 credits)
- EDG 640 - The Principalship (30 hours)
- EDG 644 - Instructional Leadership (30 hours)
- EDG 647 - School Law
- EDG 643 - Management and Decision Making (30 hours)
- EDG 645 - Supervision and Performance Evaluation (30 hours)
- EDG 646 - Technology and Communications (30 hours)
- EDG 658 - Special Education Administration (30 hours)
- EDG 659- Principal Internship (180 hours)
For PreK-12 principal certification, 360 on-site hours that span the 12-month life cycle of a school year are required in this program as per PDE mandates.
Required: 180 hours field and 180 hours internship
Field experiences are embedded within courses, as indicated, and require a log and a job-embedded field project to be completed on-site and assessed by a mentoring administrator and course instructor.
For more information, please contact us at graduate@cabrini.edu.