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Master's, Certificate, PA Certification
Program Types
Arcadia’s Educational Leadership M.Ed. Executive program provides education leaders with the skills and approaches to improve their own leadership and to help make that vision a reality. This master’s degree program and/or the Supervisory Certification (Principal, Supervisory of Special Education, Curriculum & Instruction and Pupil Personnel) is an ideal course of study for those looking to become system-level leaders as well as those currently in leadership roles who wish to advance their professional knowledge.
*Arcadia University's Superintendent Letter of Eligibility program and its courses are approved to meet the requirements for Act 45/PIL (PA Inspired Leadership Program).
The Educational Leadership program prepares graduates for:
May - July (9 weeks)
May – July (9 weeks)
September - October (9 weeks)
November - December (6 weeks)
September – December (15 weeks)
January - March (9 weeks)
March - May (9 weeks)
January - May (15 Weeks)
*Practica only required if seeking Supervisory Certification. Three 1-Credit practicas are required:
**Culminating Master's Project only required if going for Stand-alone Master's of Education in Ed Leadership
Pennsylvania has signed the Interstate Agreement (NASDTEC) with most other states/jurisdictions based upon mutually agreed-upon conditions. The contract provides for acceptance of state-approved educator preparation programs between certain states to facilitate educator mobility. All jurisdictions that participate in the NASDTEC Interstate Agreement may choose to have additional requirements for educators who are coming from another jurisdiction.
IMPORTANT NOTE TO PROSPECTIVE TEACHER CANDIDATES: Each state is responsible for its own certification/licensure requirements, which may change without notice to NASDTEC or your university's certification officers or your state's office of certification. You must contact the office of certification in any state to which you may be relocating to get the most accurate information on certification requirements.
The NASDTEC Interstate Agreement facilitates the mobility of educators among the states and other jurisdictions that are members of NASDTEC and have signed the Agreement. Although there may be conditions applicable to individual jurisdictions, the Agreement makes it possible for an educator who completed an approved program and/or who holds a certificate or license in one jurisdiction to earn a certificate or license in another state or jurisdiction. For a full explanation of the agreement, participating states, and a review of specific state-by-state requirements visit the webpage for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC).
LEARN MORE ABOUT THE INTERSTATE AGREEMENT
Students are encouraged to apply to the program as soon as possible but may enroll in the first two courses before formal admission. For students pursuing the 1-year option, the program begins in Summer (May). For all other students, the program can be started at any entry term. Learn more about the School of Education's graduate program admission requirements.
Learn more about this program's expenses on the Tuition and Fees for Graduate Education Programs page.
School of Education
Taylor Hall, Suite 200
215-572-2938
Enrollment Management
1-877-272-ARCADIA (1-877-272-2342)
admiss@arcadia.edu
Bruce Campbell Jr., Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Director of the Educational Leadership Master's and Supervisory Certification programs