School Leadership-Principal Certification Only
Non-degree seeking students who already hold valid teaching certification, a master's degree in an education-related field and who have completed at least two years of full-time teaching in an accredited school (by time of application) may opt for a program of coursework that will enable the student to meet requirements for certification as a school administrator (Principal-as-Instructional Leader) in the state of Texas.
Students in degree-seeking programs other than Educational Leadership who hold a master's degree from an accredited university in education or an education-related field, or who are earning a Master's or doctoral degree in an education-related field at TCU, may be admitted to the program for principal certification, as long as they have also completed at least two years of full-time teaching in an accredited school (by the time of application) and hold a valid teaching certificate.
The program is a 15-21 hour program, with the variation dependent on the content of the Master's degree and the time to completion of the practicum experience. Recommendation by TCU for certification to the State Board of Educator Certification for the Principal-as-Instructional Leader certificate requires: (1) successful completion of the program of study as approved by the advisor; (2) evidence of successful completion of Advancing Educational Leadership (AEL) and Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS) training (via an Education Service Center); and (3) successful completion of the TExES 268 and PASL (368) state-required examinations.The following courses are required:
Community Engagement and Culturally Responsive Practice | 3 | |
OR | ||
EDLE 70043 | School & Community Contexts | 3 |
Instructional Leadership A: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment | 3 | |
Instructional Leadership B: Supervision | 3 | |
Law and Ethics in Educational Leadership | 3 | |
OR | ||
Legal and Social Environment of Education | 3 | |
EDLE 60093 | Principal Practicum in Educational Leadership** | 3 |
Data Use for Educational Leaders | 3 | |
OR | ||
Data-Informed Decision-Making | 3 |
*EDLE 60043 is required unless the student holds a Master's degree, earned within 10 years of application to the certification-only program, or is currently enrolled in a Master's or doctoral program at TCU that is in an area of emphasis directly related to PK-12 pedagogy (e.g., curriculum and instruction, assessment, mathematics education, social studies education, science education, literacy education, special education).
**1 semester (3.0 hours) of EDLE 60093 is required if state-required 160-hour practicum is completed wholly within the fall or spring semester; 2 semesters (6.0 hours) are required if the 160-hour practicum cannot be wholly completed within a single semester.