Educational Leadership (Principal License)
Learn to lead effectively to make a better future for children.
Interested in earning your principal's license?
This program prepares teachers to become leaders in curriculum, instruction, classroom management, and other critical areas in education and leads to the Principal license*. Program content includes strategic planning and management, communication and collaboration skills, and data-driven decision making; advocacy and ethical leadership are emphasized.
Spotlight
"My father called me 'teacher' because it was a dream come true for him..."
- Moses Rumano
Assistant Professor of Education
Program Requirements:
Foundation Courses (12 hours)
- EDUC 503 - Social and Cultural Diversity from a Christian Worldview
- EDUC 510 - Techniques of Research
- EDUC 511 - Action Research
- EDUC 624 - Critical Issues in Education
- EDUC 696 - Graduate Research Project
Core Courses (9 hours)
- *EDUC 520 - Curriculum Theory and Development
- *EDUC 522 - Instructional Theory and Design
- *EDSU 540 - Educational Leadership and Organization
Cognate Courses (15-25 hours)
- * EDSU 542 - School Finance and Funding
- * EDSU 652 - School Law and Ethics
- * EDSU 654 - Strategic Planning and Management in Education
- * EDSU 656 - Introduction to Educational Supervision and Staff Development
- * SPED 543 - Exceptional Children and Youth
- * EDSU 635 - School Principal Internship I **
- * EDSU 636 - School Principal Internship II **
- * SPED 554 - Classroom Management and Motivation **
- * SPED 625 - Communication, Collaboration, and Advocacy **
* To qualify for the principal license, a candidate must hold the Master’s degree, pass the prescribed examination, have a valid Ohio teaching certificate/license, and have two years of successful teaching at the age level for which the principal license is sought. Candidates who already have a master’s degree may pursue the licensure program by completing the coursework indicated as licensure only (*).
The program consists of 12 semester hours of Foundation courses, 9 semester hours of Core courses, and 15 semester hours of Cognate courses. Candidates may elect to complete an additional 10 semester hours of required post-masters Cognate courses for the Principal license (see EDSU** and SPED** courses above).
