Preliminary Administrative Services Credential

Point Loma Nazarene University offers both the preliminary and clear adminsitrative credentials at all four regional centers.

Further information on the Administrative Clear credential is available here.

Administrative Services Credentials:
Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
(24 units)

The Preliminary Administrative Services Credential prepares school administrators to establish and sustain a vital learning community that supports powerful teaching and learning. This program provides the 24 credential units foundational to the Master of Arts Degree in Education with a concentration in Educational Leadership.

This credential program is ideal for:

Public and private school educators who seek cutting edge graduate study focused on student learning results and supportive relationships.

Program Distinctions:
The School of Education offers the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential and Master of Arts Degree.

Recent graduates and area school districts highly recommend this leadership program to colleagues for its dual emphasis on academic excellence and moral ethical standards.

This is an evidence-based program. Candidates develop a plan for their graduate level coursework and fieldwork, building on the evidence of prior knowledge, skills, and dispositions that they bring into the program. This program is aligned with the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSELs). Much of the fieldwork is embedded in the coursework.

Coursework

Course of Study (24 units):

GED603: Visionary Leadership (3 units)

GED603F (1 unit)
GED604: Instructional Leadership for the Success of ALL Students (3 units)

GED604F (1 unit)
GED606: Organizational Leadership and Resource Management (3 units)

GED606F (1 unit)
GED609: Collaborative and Responsive Leadership (3 units)

GED609F (1 unit)
GED610: Leadership within the Political, Social, Economic and Legal Framework (3 units)

GED610F (1 unit)

GED611: Ethical, Moral and Servant Leadership (3 units)
GED611F (1 unit)

Once the student receives an administrative position, he/she enrolls in the Professional Clear Administrative Services Credential program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

Each one of the PLNU School of Education Regional Centers has a program coordinator that is available to answer questions about curriculum. In addition, a graduate admissions counselor is available to answer questions about the admissions process, application deadlines and materials.