Post-Master's Certificate

Leadership in Educational Administration

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School of Education

This state-approved post-master's certificate is designed for educators who have at least three years of licensed teaching experience and are seeking principal and/or superintendent licensure. The online course work, internship, and residential colloquia deliver 21 principal and eight superintendent competencies to prepare learners to qualify for licensure and to succeed in K–12 administration. Graduate certificate credits can be applied toward our PhD program.

Portfolio/internship
Throughout the program you will build a portfolio to demonstrate mastery of key competencies and new skills. In your final course, you'll complete a specialized internship that bears out your status as an exceptional teacher.

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Licensure. State regulations vary regarding course requirements for professional licensure. For answers to questions about professional licensure, learners should consult with their home state's licensing authority.

To assist you in describing Capella University and our master's degree specializations to your staff development coordinator or principal, enrollment counselors will provide fact sheets that detail program quality and how program outcomes align with national standards.

Residency Requirements:

• One-week colloquium session (Track I)

• ED8007 - Leading Innovation - 4 credits
• ED8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods - 4 credits
• ED820 - The Principles of Educational Administration - 4 credits
• ED822 - The Funding of Educational Institutions - 4 credits
• ED823 - Education and the Law - 4 credits
• ED853 - Elementary School Administration - 4 credits OR
• ED854 - Secondary School Administration - 4 credits
• ED7541 - Teacher Supervision and Evaluation - 4 credits
• ED7542 - The Politics of Pre-K–12 Education - 4 credits
• ED7545 - Special Education Administration - 4 credits
• ED8111 - The Historical and Social Foundations of Education - 4 credits
• ED8113 - Advanced Study in Research Methods - 4 credits
• ED8910 - The Minnesota Superintendency - 4 credits
• ED8911 - The Minnesota K–12 Principalship - 4 credits

Choose one internship sequence:

• ED7901 - Internship in Educational Administration I - 4 credits AND
• ED7902 - Internship in Educational Administration II - 4 credits
• OR
• ED7903 - Internship in the Superintendency I - 4 credits AND
• ED7904 - Internship in Superintendency II - 4 credits

Prospective Washington state learners are advised to contact the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction at 360-725-6320 or profed@ospi.wednet.edu to determine whether this education program is approved for teacher certification or endorsements in Washington state. Additionally, teachers are advised to contact their individual school district as to whether this program may qualify for salary advancement.

Learners who have completed this post-master's certificate may transfer up to 48 master's degree credits and 48 post-master's certificate credits into the Capella doctoral program in leadership in educational administration. Learners who transfer the maximum 96 credits will be required to complete, at a minimum, two additional residential colloquia and all comprehensive examination and dissertation courses. Learners who elected ED814 in their certificate program will also be required to take ED8113 to complete the doctoral program.

Learners who wish to add endorsements to an existing license must do additional field work.

To expand an elementary or secondary license to K–12, Minnesota learners need to complete a second 200-hour internship. To add a principal endorsement to a superintendent endorsement in Minnesota (or vice versa), the internship is 320 hours (MR, 3512.0200, Subp. 3.)

Learners who have already taken an internship and who have the principal or superintendent license/certificate may petition the faculty chair to replace the internship with electives.

Admission to the leadership in educational administration specialization requires learners to complete and submit the Capella University School of Education Certification of Teaching Experience form. The Pre-assessment form is included in the application process.

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