School of Education

Program Description:

The School Administration Add-on Licensure Program is designed to prepare a select group of experienced educators for positions of administrative leadership in P-12 settings. The resulting earned license as a P-12 school administrator is available as an “add-on” license only to well-qualified candidates who already possess a master's degree, a teaching license and have minimum school experiences as noted below. The licensure-only protocol for this program reflects the standards for the school administration program, and an appropriate required program of study will be detailed in the successful applicant's letter of admission. The program is 20-semester credit hours and requires a year-long internship at a participating public school site.

Minimum Admission Requirements

The P-12 school administrator add-on license is available only to currently licensed teachers who:

• Hold a master's degree in an education-related field from a regionally accredited institution; and
• Have a minimum of three (3) years of teaching experience, or three (3) years of experience as an educational support person (e.g., counselor, media specialist), or a combination of these experiences that total a minimum of three years; OR, hold an appointment (or appointment contract) as an assistant principal.

Admission to this non-degree program is highly selective. Applications from those with exceptionally strong academic credentials and test scores who currently hold an administrative position will be most favorably reviewed. If one does not meet all of these criteria, application to the degree program is recommended. Applications to this program which do not meet all the criteria will be reviewed for admission to the degree program.

Suggested Program of Study (pending individualized review of master's transcript)

The add-on license requires completion of 20 semester hours. The suggested hours are as follows:

12 semester hours of course work

•  EDNL 573: School Based Management

•  EDNL 580: Supervision and Instructional Leadership

•  EDNL 587: Managing Organizational Change

•  EDNL 586: Legal Aspects of Educational Leadership

8 semester hours of internship requirements

•  EDNL 590: Internship and Seminar in Administration I

•  EDNL 595: Internship and Seminar in Administration II

 

For additional information contact:

Dr. Carol Higy, MSA Program Director: carol.higy@uncp.edu (910) 521-6449