Program Overview

Principal Licensure Graduate Certificate

The online principal licensure graduate certificate at The University of Toledo is designed for Ohio educators who hold a master's degree in an education-related field and wish to earn a license as a building-level administrator.

Program Details

• Time to Completion: 6 Courses/18 Credits
• Full or Part-time Completion Options
• Asynchronous Class Instruction
• 100% Online

Program Overview

This certificate program includes coursework that will lead toward an initial administrative license in grades Pre-K to 6, grades 4 to 8, or grades 5 to 12 for Ohio. Coursework in educational administration and supervision includes 220 hours of field experience. Coursework is completed online.

Career Opportunities

Students who complete the certificate will have the knowledge and ability to:

• Facilitate the development of a school vision of learning supported by the school community.
• Effectively manage an organizations operations and resources in a way that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
• Demonstrate successful collaboration techniques for working with families and other community members.
• Demonstrate application of school law, ethics, and policy to ensure equity for all children within a school community.
• Apply leadership skills in the development, implementing, and evaluating of programs and people in real-life school settings.
• Develop personal understandings of leadership as it pertains to self.
• Create a school culture that promotes student learning and professional growth.
• Complete a teacher evaluation process.
• Analyze multiple forms of school data in order to lead school improvement efforts.
• Demonstrate leadership theories and reflective practice in the decision-making process.

Admission Requirements

Details about admission requirements are not specified in the provided context. However, it is mentioned that the program is designed for Ohio educators who hold a master's degree in an education-related field.