School of Graduate and Professional Studies
Educational Administration
Post Master ' s K-12 Principal Certification Certification Only Program
Online - ONLY 2020-2021 Curriculum
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 .
EDAP
Credit Requirement A minimum of 30 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 .
Grade Requirements The minimum major and cumulative GPA of 3.0 , ( B ) average is required to remain in good standing . One grade of C + is permitted but a 3.0 grade point average must be maintained throughout the program . Students may retake a maximum of 2 courses in which they earned a C or C +. Students may retake an individual course only one time . Students may not earn any grade below a C and remain in the program .
MAJOR |
Core Courses for Educational Administration - 18 credits |
EDU572 |
Curriculum & Instruction Supervision |
3 |
EDU574 |
School Law and Policy Issues |
3 |
EDU576 |
Human Resources and Staff Development |
3 |
EDU578 |
Educational Leadership |
3 |
EDU579 |
Current Issues in Education |
3 |
EDU595 |
Practicum I : Leadership in School |
3 |
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Administration |
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Concentration Courses for Educational Administration - 12 credtis |
EDU571 |
The Principalship |
3 |
EDU573 |
School-Community Relations |
3 |
EDU577 |
School Resources Management |
3 |
EDU596 |
Practicum II : K-12 Principalship |
3 |
PA Certification In addition to this 30 credit program of study with practicum hours , PA requires 3 years of prior professional experience in an educational setting related to the instructional process and evidence of satisfactory achievement on the required test for administrative certification .
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 / 19 / 2020