A minimum of three years of professional school experience is required for your admission to the K-12 Principal Certification program.  Candidates for principal certification must provide evidence of five years of professional school experience when they apply for certification. 

Students who meet the state requirements of professional school experience may take the following courses to obtain certification as principal at the elementary and secondary levels. This certification would be added to an existing state certificate. The program requires a minimum of 360 hours of field experiences, including a 180-hour practicum.

Requirements

Certification also requires satisfactory completion of state-mandated tests. 

For further information, please refer to the Graduate Catalog.