Program Overview

Principal Licensure - Graduate Certificate

The Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate program is designed for students who already hold an MA or MS and New Mexico Level III teacher licensure. The program requires completion of 24 credit hours of coursework, including a university-supervised administrative internship.

Requirements

• All 24-credit hours must be completed to earn the Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate.
• 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.

Course List

• ELAD 5110: The Principalship (3 credits)
• ELAD 5120: Leadership and Administration of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
• ELAD 5140: Educational Financial Management (3 credits)
• ELAD 5150: Public School Law (3 credits)
• ELAD 5170: Special Education Administration (3 credits)
• ELAD 5180: Internship Public Schools Part I (3 credits)
• ELAD 5185: Internship: Public Schools Part II (3 credits)
• ELAD 5320: Educational Leadership, Supervision, and Evaluation (3 credits)
• Total Credits: 24

Plan of Study Grid

First Year

• Fall:
  • ELAD 5110: The Principalship (3 credits)
  • ELAD 5140: Educational Financial Management (3 credits)
  • Credits: 6
• Spring:
  • ELAD 5180: Internship Public Schools Part I (3 credits)
  • ELAD 5320: Educational Leadership, Supervision, and Evaluation (3 credits)
  • Credits: 6
• Summer:
  • ELAD 5170: Special Education Administration (3 credits)
  • ELAD 5120: Leadership and Administration of Bilingual Education (3 credits)
  • Credits: 6

Second Year

• Fall:
  • ELAD 5185: Internship: Public Schools Part II (3 credits)
  • ELAD 5150: Public School Law (3 credits)
  • Credits: 6
• Total Credits: 24

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.