Standard Principal Certification
The Standard Principal Certificate requires: a) completing a master’s degree; b) the required coursework for the certification within six years; c) providing evidence of a valid Texas Teaching Certificate; d) providing evidence of a minimum of two successful years of teaching experience; and e) satisfactory performance on the appropriate TExES examination. A state induction period must be completed to receive the Principal Certificate.
Admission Requirements
To be admitted to the Standard Principal certification program, a prospective student must:
- Hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution;
- Possess a State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) Texas Teacher Certification (any field);
- Submit official transcripts from institutions in which a degree was awarded to the Office of Graduate Admissions;
- Complete the application for admission to a graduate program at http://www.uttyler.edu/graduate/gradadmissions/;
- Successfully complete a personal/telephone interview;
- Send official scores on the Graduate Record Examination directly to the Office of Graduate Admissions.
- Admission to the program is based in part on:
- documenting satisfactory scores on the Verbal and Quantitative parts of the GRE in combination with the graduate GPA, and
- demonstrating one or more of the following:
- the applicant’s demonstrated commitment to his or her chosen field of study,
- socioeconomic background,
- first generation college graduate,
- multilingual proficiency,
- geographic region of residence, and
- level of responsibility in other matters including extracurricular activities, employment, community service, and family responsibilities.
Degree Requirements
Standard Principal Certificate--Total Semester Credit Hours=22
Block I (6 hrs. must be taken concurrently)
| EDLR 5310 | Educational Leadership Theory and Practice | |
| EDLR 5313 | Critical Issues in Educational Leadership | |
Block III (8 hrs. must be taken concurrently)
Block IV (8 hrs. must be taken concurrently)