Certification and Licensure
Administrative Licensure Offered at Marquette
Students interested in pursuing course work toward administrative licensure should contact Lori Fredrich, program and recruitment coordinator, for additional information.
Licensure as a Principal (30 credits)
[master's degree with principal license]
- EDPL 6700: Organizational Theory and Administration in K-12 Schools
- EDPL 6000: Introduction to Educational Inquiry
- EDPL 6800: American Law and the Educational Organization
- EDPL 6730: History of Education in the U.S. (or EDPL 6707)
- EDPL 6710: Politics and Community Relations in Educational Organizations
- EDPL 6720: Business Administration of the Educational Organization
- EDPL 6440: Foundations of Curriculum Planning
- EDPL 6860: Supervision of Instruction
- EDPL 6750: The Principalship
- EDPL 6980: Practicum in the Principalship
Cohorts for principal licensure begin in the summer. The application deadline for summer admission is APRIL 15.
[master's degree with director of instruction license]
- EDPL 6700: Organizational Theory and Administration in K-12 Schools
- EDPL 6000: Introduction to Educational Inquiry
- EDPL 6800: American Law and the Educational Organization
- EDPL 6710: Politics and Community Relations in Educational Organizations
- EDPL 6720: Business Administration of the Educational Organization
- EDPL 6440: Foundations of Curriculum Planning
- EDPL 6860: Supervision of Instruction
- EDPL 6870: The Theory and Design of Curriculum
- A graduate-level course in human/life-span development
- EDPL 6985: Practicum in Curriculum Leadership
Cohorts for the director of instruction licensure begin in the summer. The application deadline for summer admission is APRIL 15.
This program is designed for students who have completed master's degrees and have been certified as school principals. Students may be able to use post-master's course work to substitute for electives or other required courses. This program requires the completion of 24 required credits and three elective credits. A maximum of nine credits may be transferred into this program.
Required course work:
- EDPL 8040: Advanced Program Planning and Evaluation in Educational Settings
- EDPL 8020: Advanced Politics and Community Relations in Educational
Organizations - EDPL 8030: Advanced Theory and Practice in Educational Finance
- EDPL 8000: The Superintendency
- EDPL 8010: Advanced School Personnel Administration
- EDPL 8965: Practicum in Superintendency
- EDPL 8870: Theory and Design of Curriculum
- EDPL 8730: History of Education in the United States
Suggested electives (3 credits):
- EDPL 8260: Motivation and Human Relations
- EDPL 8880: Current Issues in Educational Policy and Leadership
- EDPL 8300: Classics in Philosophy of Education
- EDPL 8330: Sociological Foundations of Education
- EDPL 8450: Theories of Learning Applied to Instruction
Students interested in licensure as a district administrator can apply to Marquette during the fall, spring or summer terms. Application deadlines are:
- July 15 (for the fall term)
- April 15 (for the summer term)
- November 15 (for the spring term)
