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Principal, Post-Master’s Certificate

This certificate prepares K-12 certified professionals to lead elementary or secondary schools.

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About this Program

Designed for working professionals who already have a master’s degree, the Principal, Post-Master’s Certificate offers weekend class times to fit an educator’s schedule. Complete this certificate in only four quarters. A new cohort begins every summer for this certificate program.

Learning Outcomes

  • Possess a well defined conception of their own leadership shaped by an abiding love for their community and a deep understanding of critical pedagogy and educational justice. 
  • Apply leadership theory to practice, drawing on research to manage complex change and ensure that all students can thrive in our schools.
  • Develop an expansive toolbox of skills to manage the dynamic operations of schools and educational organizations.
  • Learn and graduate as a cohort, establishing a model network of professional learning & mutual support that they carry into their leadership practice.

Course of Study

Our Principal, Post-Master's Certificate is designed to be completed in a single calendar year (July-June) but can be extended to be completed over 6-8 quarters, if desired.

Spring

  • EDAD 5011: Individual Work Planning to Ensure Quality Leadership Development -Internship Planning (1)
  • EDAD 5910: Instructional Leadership (3)
  • EDAD 5910: Participatory Action Research (3)

Summer

  • EDAD 5000: Leadership for Social Justice (3)
  • EDAD 5010: Community Engaged Leadership (3)       
  • EDAD 5041: Leadership Internship (community-engaged internship) (3)

Fall

  • EDAD 5013: Teaching, Learning and Data Use (3)
  • EDAD 5031: Pro-seminar I (2)
  • EDAD 5041: Leadership Internship I (year-long school/district internship) (2)

Winter

  • EDAD 5014: School Law, Policy, and Finance (3)
  • EDAD 5032: Pro-seminar II (2)
  • EDAD 5042: Leadership Internship II (year-long school/district internship) (2)

Spring

  • EDAD 5012: Team Building and Organizational Development (3)
  • EDAD 5033: Pro-seminar III (2)
  • EDAD 5043: Leadership Internship III (year-long school/district internship) (2) 

What You'll Learn

See the core classes and other curriculum you’ll take as a student in this program.

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Information including admissions requirements, deadlines and more can be found on the admissions page.

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Don’t Have a Master’s Degree?

Our Educational Administration program is a built for working professionals and students to graduate with their master's degree along with their choice of either Principal Certification or Program Administrator Certification.

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Get in Touch

We’re here to help. For information about this certificate at Seattle University, contact:

Ashley Miller

Senior Admissions Counselor, Graduate Admissions

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