School Principal
The Department of Administrative Leadership offers a School Principal program for students interested in either a master's degree and/or DPI licensure.
Program Details
| Candidates can select AD LDSP 842 and AD LDSP 790 as electives if they wish to earn the Principal and Director of Instruction administrative licenses in one master's degree. |
Students seeking a master's degree must complete 33 credits. Candidates can select AD LDSP 842 and AD LDSP 790 as electives if they wish to earn the Principal and Director of Instruction administrative licenses in one master's degree.
Students who already have a master's degree and are pursuing Principal licensure may be able to use previous course work to substitute for required courses. All electives or course substitutions must be approved by an advisor.
Upon completion of coursework required for licensure, all applicants must complete and submit for review an electronic portfolio.
Program of Study
Common Core (18 credits)
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| AD LDSP 702 |
Leadership in Educational Organizations |
3 |
| AD LDSP 710 | Organizational Change and Team Leadership | 3 |
| AD LDSP 712 | Instructional Leadership | 3 |
| AD LDSP 732 | The Politics of Education | 3 |
| AD LDSP 752 | School Law | 3 |
| AD LDSP 762 | Management of Educational Resources | 3 |
Area of Specialization (15 credits)
| Course # |
Course Title |
Credits |
| CURRINS 701 or 715 | Curriculum Planning or Guiding Instructional Improvement |
3 |
| EXCEDUC 861 | Foundations in Student Services & Special Education | 3 |
| AD LDSP 792 | Principalship Field Practicum | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 |
The program is 33 credits total. Each course is 3 credits.
Applicants seeking licensure who already hold a Master's Degree are not required to complete a second graduate degree. They may register for all of the required course work as Non Degree Candidates (NDC) and be recommended for the appropriate license upon its successful completion. Work completed prior to beginning certification at UWM may be applied toward certification requirements as appropriate. There is no grade-point average admission requirement for NDC status.
Completion of the Master's Degree in the Department of Administrative Leadership will meet Wisconsin academic requirements for certification as Principal, Director of Special Education and Pupil Services, Director of Instruction, or School Business Administrator only if the program includes the specific courses required by the Certification Code. Completion of the Specialist certificate will meet Wisconsin academic requirements for certification as a superintendent only if the program includes specific courses required by the certification code. If certification is a goal, advisors must be notified in order to insure that all required course work is included in a program.
