This program is for candidates who already possess a master’s degree in an education-related field. It consists of 8 courses, including two semesters of internship, leading to certification as a school administrator (pending passage of the TExES state certifying exam). Applicants who do not already have a graduate level curriculum or instruction course on their existing transcripts will also take Curriculum Design or Instruction Models.

•  For persons who have already earned a master’s degree in an education and have a minimum of one year of teaching experience in K-12 schools 
• 8 courses (24 credit hours), including two semesters of Internship in Educational Leadership
• Can be completed in 3 semesters (Summer 1 Admission) or 4 semesters (Spring Admission); there is no formal Fall admission for this program
• All courses are offered at both the San Marcos campus & the Round Rock Higher Education Center
•  Program design builds on expertise in educational practice and research developed in the student’s master’s program

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• Designing and analyzing reform efforts based upon their effectiveness for diverse student populations
• Situating school-based leaders within larger community and societal contexts
• Engaging school and community assets as the foundation for improvement efforts
• Keeping issues of equity and ethics at the forefront of systemic planning
• Developing and implementing collaborative action research strategies to effect systemic change at the campus level                                                                    

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Students may vary from the cohort class schedule if desired (for example, if a student desires to take only one course in a semester). However, the student should then review the full course matrix to determine how and when they might take required courses. The course matrix is the intended class schedule, though courses may be cancelled for significant reasons (such as under enrollment). 

Plan of Study Worksheet:

Use this form and its attached guidelines as a guide to plan your course of study. If you believe you have already taken one or more of the required courses at Texas State or at another University, please contact Dr. Michael O’Malley (mo20@txstate.edu ) to see if that course/s can be applied to your principal certification program. 

Level One Assessment:

“Post-Master’s Principal Certification students do NOT take the Level One Assessment.”

Research Course: Post-Master’s Principal Certification students must take the special section of EDCL 6358 Integrative Seminar identified for cert-only students, and may not take another section of this course. This section is offered in Fall semesters only.

Internship:

EDCL 6387 Internship in Educational Leadership 1 is offered in the Fall semesters only, and may not be taken in a student’s first semester. 

M.Ed. in Educational Leadership:

Students who begin in this post-master’s principal certification program but who later decide to apply to our M.Ed. in Educational Leadership may transfer up to 6 credit hours into the M.Ed. In practice, this means that a student who wishes to transfer from this program to the M.Ed. needs to do so before beginning his or her 3^rd course.

Information and Questions:

For further information about our program (including registration for classes, Level One’s, the Internship, or the TExES Exam), please contact Dona Lookabaugh at dona@txstate.edu or 512-245-9909. For academic advising please contact Dr. Michael O’Malley at mo20@txstate.edu

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