Administrative Certification without Master’s Degree

The Administrative Certification program is designed to prepare principals for grades PK–12. For admission to the program, an applicant must meet the departmental requirements outlined in the Admission section of this catalog and must hold a valid instructional or educational specialist certificate.

**There are no Program Learning Outcomes to list for Administrative Certification. This is under a teach-out phase.

Requirements

ECUI 506 - Curriculum Theory and Development
EADM 501 - Educational Administration
EADM 506 - Problems in School Administration and Supervision
EADM 511 - School Finance
EADM 516 - School Law
EADM 521 - Principal as Administrator
EADM 526 - Principles & Practices of Supervision
EADM 531 - Practicum in Elementary School Administration
EADM 536 - Practicum in Secondary School Administration
Note: Students must pass the requisite Praxis examinations, which are mandated by PDE in addition to the above requirements. Students must have at least three years of appropriate certificated experience in basic education to achieve a Commonwealth of Pennsylvania administrative certificate.

Students in the Administrative Certification without a Master’s degree program must have a practicum site visit by a site supervisor of the University of Scranton. Site visits must be completed prior to the student completing their program and/or degree conferral.