Principalship Endorsement
Program Overview
Principalship Endorsement
The Principalship Endorsement program is designed to prepare future elementary and secondary school administrators, including principals, assistant principals, deans, and department chairs, who are highly qualified to hold leadership positions in K-12 schools. This program provides a rigorous set of experiences aimed at developing the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and competencies needed by educational leaders at the local and state level.
Program Overview
The UIS principal preparation program has been approved by the Illinois State Board of Education. A passing grade in an EDL course is considered to be B or above, while a failing grade is given for work below that level. Grades of C awarded during the effective period of this catalog will be counted, provided that an equal or greater number of A credits are earned in EDL courses. However, no more than eight hours of C grades will be accepted.
Course Requirements
The program consists of the following courses:
- EDL 502: School Finance (4 hours)
- EDL 503: School Law (4 hours)
- EDL 505: Introduction To Research (4 hours)
- EDL 509: Organizational Dynamics (4 hours)
- EDL 511: School Improvement (4 hours)
- EDL 519: The Principalship (4 hours)
- EDL 525: Supervision Of Instruction (4 hours)
- EDL 526: Principal Internship I (2 hours)
- EDL 527: Principal Internship II (2 hours)
- Total Hours: 32
Additional Requirements
Candidates must take and pass ISBE Licensure exam(s) in their specific area(s) to qualify for entitlement. Students should also refer to the campus policy on Grades Acceptable Toward Master's Degrees and the sections on endorsement and internship requirements under the Master of Arts in Educational Leadership page.