This program is for current teachers or administrators who have already earned a master’s degree and who wish to enhance their skills and knowledge in educational leadership while working towards North Carolina state licensure as a School Administrator.

The School Administration Add-On Licensure Program focuses on preparing experienced teachers to serve as educational leaders; it is designed to relate to the needs of educators in both theory and practice. The program is designed to meet the following program goals for prospective school administrators:

1. provide a foundation in the principles and procedures of educational administration, curriculum development, and instructional improvement;
2. promote the development of the ability to implement and evaluate models of instruction and methods of supervision in the classroom and other school settings;
3. foster the development of the ability to evaluate classroom teachers within an academic environment;
4. develop the capacity to interpret and implement educational research in the total school program; and
5. provide preparation for service as instructional and educational leaders.