Educational Leadership: Administrator Certification
Educators who have a master’s degree from an accredited institution, and who meet admission requirements for the Educational Leadership program, are eligible to pursue Washington state P-12 Principal and/or Program Administrator Residency, or Career and Technical Education (CTE) Certification. This program involves 36 credits of emphasis courses, internships, and reflective seminars that are a subset of the M.Ed. Degree program.
Out-of-state applicants should consult their state department of education for transferability of course work and/or certificate as Washington has reciprocity agreements with some other states. Certificates include a City University of Seattle Graduate Certificate and, likely, a Washington state residency certificate for principal and/or program administrator.
Admission Requirements
In addition to City University of Seattle's graduate admission requirements, found under Admissions in the catalog menu, students in this program must also meet the requirements listed below:
- Must have masters or doctoral degree with cumulative GPA of 3.0 or a Bachelor degree
- A hard copy front and back of a valid teaching or ESA certification
- Completed “Verification of Prerequisite Teaching or ESA Experience” form
- Provide a resume
- Provide responses to the 9 questions listed on the “Educational Leadership Program: Writing Assessment” form
- Provide three (3) references with name, position/title, school/ district/organization, email address and email for the following:
- Current supervisor (administrator who will serve as your mentor)
- District or executive level administrator
- Personal reference
Total Required Credits (27 Credits)
Educational Leadership (15 Credits)
Internship (12 Credits)
Students seeking CTE Administrator certification are required to complete EEA 560 in addition to the courses listed.