School Administration Licensure Only Program

To be eligible for consideration for the add-on licensure option, candidates must have:

A master’s degree from a regionally accredited university
A minimum of three years of teaching or other professional education experience
A current North Carolina educator’s license

Admissions

Apply as a non-degree graduate student,
Attach a written statement of interest,
Attach the summative evaluation from last year taught,
Interview with MSA faculty

Program: 12 credits of course work plus 15 credits of internship

License only students must take 12 credits of coursework outlined in the existing MSA Program. In addition, 15 credits internship are required ( EDL 569, EDL 570, EDL 571)

	Add-on Licensure
Record of Progress documents Note: The course of study was revised effective Summer 2012; please see the below attachments to guide your course sequence planning with your advisor.
Prior to Summer 2012	Program of Study Progress Sheet
Summer 2012 to current	Program of Study Progress Sheet

Program: 1 Year Fast Track Completion of the Add-On Licensure Program

One-Year Model: Students who want to fast-track the MSA add-on licensure can complete the program in one year with two options.

Option 1 (Only one summer but extensive coursework during spring and fall)

Summer	Fall	Spring
EDL 569 *EDL Elective	EDL 570 *EDL Elective	EDL 571 *EDL Elective

Option 2 (Coursework pace is lighter as aligned over two summers)

Summer	Fall	Spring	Summer
EDL 569 EDL Elective*	EDL 570	EDL 571	EDL Elective* EDL Elective*

*Pick three of the following courses (for a total of nine hours)
*HM refers to Hallmark
NOTE: It is recommended that students pick courses with a HM as add-on. Students are responsible for completing all HMs for their e-Portfolio (See Handbook for specific information on all HM projects)

EDL 512 Legal Issues and Policy as a Systemic Process (3)
EDL 513 Organizational Theory & Leadership *HM 5 (3)
EDL 514 School Improvement, Innovation and Change *HM 3 (3)
EDL 515 Curriculum and Instruction for School Leaders *HM 1 (3)
EDL 523 Research in Education (3)
EDL 526 Managerial Leadership and Administration *HM 4 (3)
EDL 566 Supervision and Teacher Evaluation *HM 2 (3)
EDL 522 Educational Planning: Design and Evaluation *HM 6 (3)

The following internship courses are required (for a total of fifteen hours):

EDL 569* REQUIRED Pre-Leadership Internship (3)
EDL 570 Internship: Leadership Applications I (500 hrs) (6)
EDL 571 Internship: Leadership Applications II (500 hrs) (6)
e-Portfolio Defense

__24___ Total required credits

Exit Criteria:

Successful completion of coursework.
Presentation and oral defense of comprehensive electronic portfolio.

MSA Handbook
Updated MSA Handbook
Related items

Admission Materials

The Graduate School
UNCW
910-962-4117

Internship Materials

MSA Coaching Plan
EDL 570-571 Internship Overview Presentation
Principal Evaluation of an Intern
MSA Intern Time Sheet