Educational Administration
Post Master ' s K-12 Principal Certification Certification Only Program 2024-2025 Curriculum
EDADM . K12P . CC
A student must complete the course and credit requirements as defined on this curriculum sheet to be a candidate for the Post Master ' s Educational Administration K-12 Principal Certification Only . Additional policies , procedures and requirements may be found in the current Graduate University Catalog .
Credit Requirement A minimum of 27 credits is required for this certification . Students choosing this K-12 Principal certification only must already hold a Master ' s degree in a relevant educational field from an accredited college or university .
An evaluation of transcripts will be necessary to determine the required coursework .
MAJOR |
Core Courses for Educational Administration - 15 credits |
EDU574 |
School Law and Policy Issues |
3 |
EDU576 |
Human Resources and Staff Development |
3 |
EDU579 |
Current Issues in Education |
3 |
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Practicum I : Leadership in Supervision |
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EDU595 |
and School Administration |
3 |
EDU 593 |
Seminar in Educ Lead / Superv / Equity |
3 |
Concentration Courses for Educational Administration - 12 credtis |
Grade Requirements |
EDU571 |
The Principalship |
3 |
The minimum major and cumulative GPA of 3.0 , ( B ) average is |
EDU573 |
School-Community Relations |
3 |
required to remain in good standing . One grade of C + is permitted |
EDU577 |
School Resources Management |
3 |
but a 3.0 grade point average must be maintained throughout the |
EDU596 |
Practicum II : K-12 Principalship |
3 |
program . Students may retake a maximum of 2 courses in which |
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they earned a C or C +. Students may retake an individual course |
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only one time . Students may not earn any grade below a C and |
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remain in the program . Students may not earn a grade below a B |
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in any one Practicum |
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PA Certification In addition to this 27 credit program of study with practicum hours , PA requires verification of three years of relevant professional experience . For the purpose of this section , relevant professional experience is “ professional experience in an educational setting that is related to the instructional process .
Curriculum sheets for all education programs at Gwynedd Mercy University are subject to change pending program specific competency changes in certification by the PA Department of Education . New regulations in 22 PA Code Chapter 49 may result in changes for each education program at Gwynedd Mercy University .
Office of the Registrar 8 / 15 / 2024