Earn your Principal Certification and prepare for the TExES Principal exam—in just one year! Our 100% online program you the expertise and experience needed to complete your principal certification.
Our accelerated online programs offer multiple start dates and are ideal for students who seek to balance a job, a family, an education, and a social life.
Classes Start Jan. 17, 2023
Classes Start March 20, 2023
Classes Start May 15, 2023
| Semester Start |
Courses Start |
Application Deadline |
All Supporting Documents Due |
Registration Deadline |
Tuition Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring |
01/17/23 |
12/02/22 |
12/12/22 |
01/11/23 |
01/13/23 |
| Spring |
03/20/23 |
02/15/23 |
02/24/23 |
03/15/23 |
03/17/23 |
| Summer |
05/15/23 |
04/14/23 |
04/24/23 |
05/10/23 |
05/12/23 |
| Summer |
06/26/23 |
05/19/23 |
06/07/23 |
06/21/23 |
06/23/23 |
| Fall |
08/21/23 |
07/21/23 |
08/01/23 |
08/16/23 |
08/18/23 |
| Fall |
10/16/23 |
09/15/23 |
09/25/23 |
10/11/23 |
10/13/23 |
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If you have a master’s degree, you may be eligible to take 18 additional hours (six online courses + 250 hour practicum experience) through our department and earn the credentials needed to become a campus principal or an assistant principal. This principal certificate program is fully aligned with the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Recognition Standards and designed for classroom teachers who want to advance in K-12 education.
Successfully prepare for your role as a school principal or instructional leader with the accelerated online Principal Certification Only (PCO) program at The University of Texas at Arlington. This program (18 credit hours, 6 courses) features online coursework and a completion time of as few as 12 months. The program prepares you to take both the TExES Principal (268) as an Instructional Leader exam and the Performance Assessment for School Leaders (PASL) 368 exam.
In this program, you will gain comprehension for testing in six domains of school culture: Leading Learning, Human Capital, Executive Leadership, Strategic Operations, and Ethics, Equity, and Diversity.
This program does not recommend students for internship or probationary certificates.
Students should refer to the course syllabus for textbook information. Please note that textbook requirements may be subject to change. You will be notified by the course instructor if there are additional textbook requirements.
| Course Code |
Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDAD 5330 | Leadership in the Instructional Setting |
| EDAD 5381 | Governance, Political & Legal Aspects of Education |
| EDAD 5383 | The Principalship |
| EDAD 5384 | Resource Management in Education |
| EDAD 5389 | Administrative Practicum |
| EDAD 5399 | Capstone Practicum |
Transfer coursework is not accepted.
Duration: 15 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
This course provides an examination of current research on effective instructional organizations and classroom instruction in today's schools, on characteristics of school leadership, and on the role and function of the teacher as instructional leader. Topics include the essential components of instruction, developing instructional-management systems, evaluating student and teacher performance, assisting colleagues to monitor and improve instructional skills, and school climate and leadership styles as they impact school improvement.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Emphasized in this course are the legal foundation of public education, political theory, and application of political skills in working with school personnel, students, parents, and community organizations. The role of the law, court rulings and the politics of school governance at the federal, state and local levels will be addressed.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
The role of the campus leader in the leadership, organization and administration of schools is addressed in this course. An emphasis will be placed on continuous school improvement. The importance of the concepts of the principal as scholar-practitioner and proactive leader will be stressed.
Duration: 7 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
School finance, as well as auxiliary areas of resource management, will be addressed. The emphasis will be on the use of technology, alternative models of financing and budgeting, and sources of revenue from the federal, state and local levels as well as from private sources. The course is designed to assist administrators in developing an understanding of the functions, operation and evaluation of auxiliary services which support the educational program.
Duration: 15 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Designed to provide prospective educational administrators job-related experiences under supervision in an appropriate educational setting. An approved professional study is designed in relationship to the intern's interest and past experiences. Can be repeated for credit with approval of advisor.
Duration: 15 weeks | Credit Hours: 3
Successful completion of the Capstone Internship will fulfill the comprehensive examination requirements for the graduate degree and result in the completion of the professional portfolio and research project. This course is the last one in the program for every student.
The following requirements must be met to be approved for principal certification.
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Graduate Academic Advisor II
504 Carlisle Hall
Visiting Assistant Principal and Co-Coordinator of Accelerated Online M.Ed. & Principal Certification Programs
Visiting Assistant Professor & Co-Coordinator, Accelerated Online M.Ed. and Principal Certification Programs
Research Interests: Mentoring in K-12, Gifted and Talented programming, designing effective learning environments, social emotional learning, school culture
Email: michelle.leverette@uta.edu
Office: 103H Trimble Hall
Bio: Dr. Leverette is co-coordinating and teaching as part of UTA’s Principal Certification Online and M.Ed. Accelerated Online programs. In her 24 years as a K-12 educator, she has served as a teacher in elementary and secondary levels, designed science curriculum, pioneered robotics and STEM programming, designed and coordinated district Academic UIL programming, designed online Gifted and Talented programming and supported underserved student populations. She was recently recognized as Arlington ISD’s Teacher of the Year for her commitment to serving students, educators, and stakeholders. Outside of education, she leads and serves non-profit organizations benefitting DFW communities.
