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Educational Leadership Certificate (Online)
Degree
Educational Leadership Certificate
Department
At a Glance
This certificate is for you if you’re early in your career as a certified teacher or staff member and would like to begin developing your skills as an educational leader. This fully online program accommodates busy working professionals and offers synchronous video meetings to create a sense of community among students and faculty.
Program Coordinator: Melissa Meagher, meagherm@tcnj.edu
Duration
- part time: 1–2 years
Availability
- online*
5
- courses
15
- credits
$714
- per credit
Who Should Pursue This Program?
This certificate is for you if you’re early in your career as a certified teacher or staff member and would like to begin developing your skills as an educational leader. This fully online program accommodates busy working professionals and offers synchronous video meetings to create a sense of community among students and faculty.
Extensive Network
Study alongside peers with solid education experience, learn from faculty who have valuable contacts in their field, and benefit from an alumni community with strong professional connections.
Application Requirements
For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application as well as all supplemental documents.
Recommended Application Deadlines
We consider applications on a space-available basis. You can apply up to and including the first day of the semester.
Curriculum
The Educational Leadership Certificate is for early career teachers who would like to develop their leadership skills. TCNJ’s Educational Leadership Certificate program results in a college certificate and does not lead directly to any NJ endorsement. The courses can be counted toward TCNJ’s principal certification programs once the candidate is found eligible for these programs.
TCNJ courses required for the Educational Leadership Certificate:
- EDAD 530: Group Dynamics (3 credits)
- CURR 514: Curriculum Theory and Practice (3 credits)
- EDFN 508: Introduction to Research and Data-Based Decision Making (3 credits)
- EDAD 572: School Law (3 credits)
- EDAD 525: Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 credits)
Tuition/Aid
We offer the same tuition rates no matter where you live. There is a range of financial aid and assistantship options available to TCNJ graduate students.
Accreditation
The College of New Jersey School of Education is a member in good standing of the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP).
