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Post-Master's Certificate in School Administration (PMC)

Overview

The Post-Master’s Certificate in School Administration (PMC) is designed to meet the requirements of North Carolina state legislation that supports an alternative path to school administration licensure.  It is intended for students who already hold a Master’s degree in Education or in a field that works closely with youth and adult development.  PMC requirements include 12-15 hours of classroom courses (4-5 courses) drawn from those required in the ELC Department’s Master's of School Administration degree program.  Students must also complete 12 hours (one full year) of an individualized Internship experience in an authentic educational administration setting. Finally, students complete a Capstone paper, portfolio, and reflection in which they reflect on their program experience.  Students interested in state licensure must successfully meet all PMC, UNCG Graduate School, and state administrator assessment requirements before applying for their state license.

Admission Requirements

Candidates must submit a full and complete Post-Master’s Certificate in School Administration (PMC) application to the Graduate School - http://www.uncg.edu/grs/

Requirements include:

1. Candidates must provide 2 copies of transcripts from all prior universities attended.
2. Candidates must hold a Master’s degree in Education or a field that works closely with youth or adult development such as Social Work, Sociology, Counseling, Psychology, Library Science, or Technology Education.
3. Candidates must evidence at least 3 years of teaching or other professional educational experience (not limited to public schools).
4. Candidates must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 in a Master’s degree program.
5. Candidates must submit three letters of recommendation, one of which must come from a school principal or education supervisor.
6. Candidates must submit a current resume that details all previous leadership and professional roles.
7. Candidates must submit an approximately 4 page personal statement that responds to the following writing prompts:
   1. Briefly detail your professional goals.
   2. Describe 2 previous experiences you have had leading adults. What worked well?  What might you have done differently?
   3. Answer the following prompt: The leadership of a school makes all the difference because…..
8. Candidates must participate in a PMC interview in which they will discuss how their interests and goals are aligned with the Department’s Statement of Commitments.

Coursework, Internship, and Capstone

A. The Department’s PMC Committee representative works with the student to design a Plan of Study based on the student’s previous coursework and career experiences.  Courses are chosen from:

Administration, Leadership and Educational Leadership Research

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs
ELC 660	School Principalship	3
ELC 691	School Organization & Leadership	3
ELC 675	Schools as Centers of Inquiry	3

Curriculum and Instruction

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs
ELC 615	Curriculum Planning	3
ELC 670	Leadership for Teaching/Learning	3
ELC 673	Principal Leadership for Sp. Educ.	3
ELC 684	Teacher Eval., Retent., &Recruit.	3

Family/Community/Politics/Cultural Context

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs
ELC 616	Culturally Relevant Leadership	3
ELC 662	Power, Politics, and Schools	3

School Law and Finance

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs
ELC 687	Legal/Ethical Dimensions of Ldsp.	3

B. All students must complete a one year Internship for 12 total credits.  Students who are completing Internships enroll in the ELC 690 Practicum in School Leadership.  During the school year, most Internships will be part-time and for 3 credits.  Internships for the summer may in some cases satisfy requirements necessary for the student to earn 6 credits.  Students may begin internships after they successfully complete 2 academic courses (6 credit hours).

Course No.	Course Title	Credit Hrs
ELC 690	Practicum in School Leadership	3
ELC 690	Practicum in School Leadership	3
ELC 690	Practicum in School Leadership	3 (or 6)
ELC 690	Practicum in School Leadership	3

C. In their final semester, students must submit and defend a culminating Capstone essay that summarizes and analyzes their PMC experience. 

Possible Student Academic Progression

Fall 2008:        2-3 classroom courses (3 credits each, 6-9 credits total)
Spring 2009:    1 classroom course (3 credits) and Internship (3 credits)
Summer 2009:  Internship (6 credits)
Fall 2009:        1 classroom course (3 credits) and part-time Internship (3 credits), Capstone completion.

Cost

Information on tuition and fees is available at:

http://www.uncg.edu/grs/financial/tuition_and_fees.html

Information on Financial Aid is available at:

http://fia.uncg.edu/

Consider applying

You can apply online at the UNCG Graduate School website, at:

http://www.uncg.edu/grs/

Contact Information

Dr. Craig Peck
Coordinator, PMC Program
c_peck@uncg.edu
336-334-9877
336-334-4737 (fax)
233 Curry Building
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
P.O. Box 26170
Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

Further information and regulations governing graduate degree work at UNCG can be found in the Graduate Bulletin (http://www.uncg.edu/grs/bulletin/).

 

 

 

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