Lead Faculty: Dr. Dina Pacis
The Preliminary Administrative Services intern credential program allows students who meet the admissions requirements to begin service as an administrator in their sponsoring district while completing their formal coursework preparation. Students who qualify for admission may begin the program upon starting an administrative position, either at the beginning of their program or while currently enrolled in the regular Preliminary Administrative Services credential program. Intern students participate in the standard coursework with intern addenda and complete an alternative field work experience directly related to their administrative responsibilities.
State of California Requirements
• Passage of the Basic Skills Assessment
• Possession of a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Possession of a valid Preliminary, Clear, Life, General, or Services credential. An emergency permit does not qualify as an accepted credential for admission.
• Three years of experience while in the possession of a valid California emergency permit and/or teaching credential issued under the laws, rules, and regulations in effect on or before December 31, 1971, requiring the possession of a baccalaureate degree. Two years experience may be accepted with an emergency teaching permit.
• One year experience must be verified while holding a valid credential. Substitute teaching does not qualify for full-time experience.
• Three years of experience appropriate to the possession of a services credential with a specialization, while holding the appropriate credential for the entire three years.
• Verification of support from the intern candidate’s sponsoring district, including verification of a willingness to enter into an intern partnership with National University and a signed Memorandum of Partnership between the sponsoring district and the University. This ensures that the intern will be provided the services of a site mentor and that relevant stipulations of Education Code and Commission on Teacher Credentialing regulations are followed.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this program, candidates are expected to:
• Provide candidates with the research base for reflective educational decision making.
• Possess the necessary skills to become successful practicing school administrator.
• Demonstrate their knowledge of practice related to curriculum standards and accountability leading to the improvement of teaching & learning.
• Possess the technological background for making data driven decisions leading to instructional improvement.
• Develop an ethical framework for effective educational leadership.
• Demonstrate through practice a sensitivity to & an understanding of cultural diversity and its significance in building effective school communities
Admission Requirements
• All candidates for the intern program must have a GPA of 3.00 in their previous graduate work.
• All candidates must furnish three letters of recommendation from their district discussing their prospects for success in the program. One of the letters must be from their superintendent or the superintendent’s designee pledging district support of the candidate.
• The candidate must submit a letter of application stating his or her qualifications for admission to the intern program, why he or she wants to enter the intern program, and his or her philosophy of education.
• The candidate must participate in an in-depth interview assessing his or her prospects for success in meeting his or her administrative responsibilities. The interviewers will be a University faculty member and a representative of the candidate’s site or district.
• The University will secure an intern administrative credential authorizing service permitted by the Preliminary Administrative Services credential once the student has been formally admitted to the intern program.
Required Coursework
(11 courses; 46.5 quarter units)
Students must complete all coursework with a GPA of 3.0 within seven years. Grades of “D” and “F” are not accepted. Any break in enrollment extending for longer than one year requires students to participate in the re-admission process including any new program requirements. The intern credential, however, is valid for a maximum of two years and all work leading to a regular Preliminary Administrative Services credential must be completed within that time for the student to be able to retain a position requiring a Preliminary Administrative Services credential.
Prerequisite
(1 course; 4.5 quarter units)
EXC 625 Children w/Excep. in class *
*Note: EXC 625 may be met with experience working with students with disabilities in a less-restricted environment. Waiver requires faculty review and approval of experience.
Core Requirements
(10 courses; 42 quarter units)
EDA 601 Orientation and Advisory (1.5 quarter units)
(Must be taken as the first course and may be taken concurrently with another course)
EDA 623 Curriculum and Assessment
EDA 624 Supervision of Instruction
EDA 625 Technology and Data Analysis
EDA 614 Educational leadership Today
EDA 626 Human Resources and Diversity
EDA 618 School Law and Ethics
EDA 619 Financial Leadership
EDA 620I Intern Field Experience *
EDA 628 Summative Leadership Seminar **
*This course is taken in place of EDA 620B, the practicum/field work required in the regular Preliminary Administrative Services credential program. Interns register once for this course, at the beginning of their work in the intern program, and meet monthly with the instructor over the duration of their intern program which must last for one full year.
**At least two other credential courses, not including EDA 620I, must be completed before taking the course.
Interns may elect to take some courses online. They must, however, participate in EDA 620I onsite in accordance with the schedule of the University.
Completion Requirements
Completion of a minimum of 31.5 quarter hours in residence. Units from the regular National University Preliminary Administrative Services credential program, successfully completed within the past seven years, are acceptable.
• EDA 620I, Intern Field Experience, must be taken in residence onsite.
• All interns complete an extensive comprehensive written examination addressing core competencies of the program. The examination will be completed over the duration of the intern program and presented as a research based essay during the intern’s final month of participation in EDA 620I.
• Verification of meeting the requirement of EXC 625 with equivalent course of study or in lieu of experience.
• Exit interview with Credential Advisor to obtain and submit necessary application (must have valid credit card to pay for CTC online application fee.)
• Zero account balance
National University is an affiliate of the National University System.