Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


Academic Information

This administrative certificate program is offered by the Educational Leadership department and prepares you for state certification as a principal in the public schools. Courses are offered in many locations across Arizona with admission applications being processed throughout the course of the year.

If you are interested in our online program, or an in-person cohort, contact the department to learn more at edl@nau.edu.


If you are a school district interested in starting a cohort in your community, contact us at partnerships@nau.edu.

This program is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and aligns with the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards.

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College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


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What Can I Do with a Certificate in Principal Pre K-12?

This administrative certificate program is offered by the Educational Leadership department. Completion of this program also leads to an Institutional Recommendation for AZ State Administrative Certification.

Eligibility to enter the internship component of the program requires that you have a posted master's degree (in any field), a minimum of three years teaching experience in Pre K-12 education, and the completed sequence of coursework preceding the internship. This program leads to Pre K-12 administrative certification for principals in the state of Arizona. In addition to completing this program, state certification requires that you complete specific documentation and take the appropriate state examination(s). Please visit the Arizona Department of Education Pre K-12 administrative certification webpage for additional information.   
 

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


Overview

In addition to University Requirements:

Students may be able to use some courses to meet more than one requirement. Contact your advisor for details.

Minimum Units for Completion 36
Additional Admission Requirements

Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

Fieldwork Experience/Internship Fieldwork Experience/Internship is required.
Licensure

This program may lead to licensure.

Purpose  

The purpose of the Principal Pre K-12 Graduate Certificate program is to prepare its participants for Arizona State Administrative Certification as a K-12 public school principal.  To complete the certificate requirements participants must earn twenty-seven credits through required courses that translate theory into practice as the role of the school principal, instructional planning, supervision of instruction, personnel administration, publicity and politics, leadership skills, school funding, and school law are examined. The program also includes an internship in a school where participants will apply what they have learned in their courses. Nine additional educational leadership elective credits or transfer credits from another program in educational leadership are required to complete the thirty-six credits required for the certificate. Following completion of the Principal Pre K-12 Graduate Certificate program participants will receive an Institutional Recommendation and may apply for state certification. 

Student Learning Outcomes

Outcomes align with Standards from the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC), and the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC).
 
A building-level education leader applies knowledge that promotes the success of every student by:

A building-level education leader applies knowledge that promotes the success of every student through a substantial and sustained educational leadership internship experience that has school-based field experiences and clinical internship practice within a school setting and is monitored by a qualified, on-site mentor.For more information see Detailed Learning Outcomes 

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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


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Graduate Admission Information
Additional Admission Requirements
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Academic Catalog - 2024-2025

College of Education

Department of Educational Leadership

Principal Pre K-12, Graduate Certificate


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