Principal Licensure - Graduate Certificate
Students seeking to complete the Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate program for the purpose of obtaining administrative licensure must already hold an MA or MS and New Mexico Level Ill teacher licensure. Students must complete the required 24 credit hours of coursework, which includes six credit hours of a university-supervised administrative internship (over the course of two semesters). Students must earn a final grade of B- or better in all classes. Courses in which a student earns a "C" grade or below will need to be repeated and not count towards graduation. Important information about the Educational Leadership & Administration Programs can be found here.
| Prefix | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements | ||
| All 24-credit hours must be completed to earn the Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate | ||
| ELAD 5110 | The Principalship | 3 |
| ELAD 5120 | Leadership and Administration of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| ELAD 5140 | Educational Financial Management | 3 |
| ELAD 5150 | Public School Law | 3 |
| ELAD 5170 | Special Education Administration | 3 |
| ELAD 5180 | Internship Public Schools Part I | 3 |
| ELAD 5185 | Internship: Public Schools Part II | 3 |
| ELAD 5320 | Educational Leadership, Supervision, and Evaluation | 3 |
| Total Credits | 24 | |
Students must earn a final grade of "B-" or better in all classes. Courses in which a student earns a "C" grade or below will need to be repeated and not count towards graduation.
All 24-credit hours must be completed to earn the Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate and meet the administrative licensure requirements of the New Mexico Public Education Department.
Important information about the Educational Leadership & Administration Programs con be found here.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ELAD 5110 | The Principalship | 3 |
| ELAD 5140 | Educational Financial Management | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Spring | ||
| ELAD 5180 | Internship Public Schools Part I | 3 |
| ELAD 5320 | Educational Leadership, Supervision, and Evaluation | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Summer | ||
| ELAD 5170 | Special Education Administration | 3 |
| ELAD 5120 | Leadership and Administration of Bilingual Education | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| ELAD 5185 | Internship: Public Schools Part II | 3 |
| ELAD 5150 | Public School Law | 3 |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 24 | |