Principal Leadership Graduate Certificate
State | State Licensing Board or Department | State Licensing Requirements | Notes |
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Alabama | Alabama State Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Professional Leadership Certificate; Praxis |
Alaska | Alaska Department of Education & Early Development | Meets requirements |
Must have 3 years teaching experience and Completion of four mandatory trainings and 3 semester hours in Alaska studies and 3 semester hours in multicultural education to move to full license |
American Samoa | American Samoa Department of Education | Not determined | P-12 Principal; US and AZ Constitution; practicum exp on a transcript OR two years of experience |
Arizona | Arizona Department of Education | Not determined | P-12 Principal; US and AZ Constitution; practicum exp on a transcript OR two years of teaching experience |
Arkansas | Arkansas Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Building-level Administrator; Professional development trainings; Praxis |
California | California Commission on Teacher Credentialing | Meets requirements | P-12 Administrative Services Credential; CA testing |
Colorado | Colorado Department of Education | Meets requirements |
Must have 3 years teaching experience and P-12 Principal Praxis |
Connecticut | Connecticut State Department of Education | Does not meet | |
Delaware | Delaware Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Principal; Praxis |
District of Columbia | District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Administrative Services Credential; Praxis |
Federated States of Micronesia | The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) Teacher Certification Program | Not determined | |
Florida | Florida Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Educational Leadership; Florida exams |
Georgia | Georgia Professional Standards Commission | Meets requirements | P-12 Educational Leadership; GA-approved course in sped within one year; Georgia testing |
Guam | Guam Commission for Educator Certification | Meets requirements | P-12 Administrator Certificate; Praxis |
Hawaii | Hawaii Teachers Standards Board | Meets requirements | P-12 Principal; Praxis |
Idaho | Idaho State Department of Education | Not determined |
Must have 4 years teaching experience and P-12 Principal; minimum of 30 semester credit hours; ID comprehensive literacy coursework |
Illinois | Illinois State Board of Education | Meets requirements | Illinois testing |
Indiana | Indiana Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Building-level Administrator; Praxis |
Iowa | Iowa Board of Education Examiners | Meets requirements | Must have 3 years teaching experience |
Kansas | Kansas State Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Building Leadership; Praxis |
Kentucky | Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board | Meets requirements | |
Louisiana | Louisiana Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Educational Leader - Level 1; Praxis |
Maine | Maine Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Building Administrator; federal and Maine civil rights and education law, sped law; Praxis |
Maryland | Maryland State Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Administrator II; Praxis |
Massachusetts | Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education | Meets requirements | P-8 or 5-12 Principal; SEI training; MA exams |
Michigan | Michigan Department of Education | Meets requirements | First Aid/CPR; Michigan testing |
Minnesota | Minnesota Board of School Administrators | Does not meet | |
Mississippi | Mississippi Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 Entry Level Administrator; Praxis |
Missouri | Missouri Department of Elementary & Secondary Education | Meets requirements | K-12 School Leader; Missouri testing |
Montana | Montana Office of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | |
Nebraska | Nebraska Department of Education | Meets requirements |
Must have 2 years of teaching experience and P-12; human relations and special education training; Praxis |
Nevada | State of Nevada Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 School Administrator; Parental Involvement and Family Engagement coursework; special education coursework; Praxis |
New Hampshire | New Hampshire Department of Education | Meets requirements |
Must have 5 years teaching experience and Praxis |
New Jersey | State of New Jersey Department of Education | Does not meet | |
New Mexico | New Mexico Public Education Department | Not determined |
6 full years experience as teacher or administrator (3 full years must be as a teacher) and Praxis |
New York | New York Office of Teaching Initiatives | Meets requirements |
3 years teaching or pupil personnel service and combination of Parts One & Two of the Revised School Building Leader Assessments; required workshops/trainings |
North Carolina | North Carolina Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | Praxis |
North Dakota | North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board | Meets requirements |
3 years teaching or admin experience at appropriate grade level and Coursework in Native American Studies; Praxis |
Northern Mariana Islands | Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands State Board of Education | Meets requirements | |
Ohio | Ohio Department of Education | Meets requirements |
2 years teaching experience at grade level requested for principal licensure and Grade bands: P-6, 4-9, or 5-12; Ohio testing |
Oklahoma | Oklahoma State Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-8 or 5-12 Principal; Oklahoma testing |
Oregon | Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission | Meets requirements | |
Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Department of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Puerto Rico | Puerto Rico Department of Education | Meets requirements | K-12 School Director |
Republic of Palau | Republic of Palau Ministry of Education Division of Instructional Implementation and Teacher Training | Not determined | |
Republic of the Marshall Islands | Marshall Islands Public School System | Not determined | |
Rhode Island | Rhode Island Department of Education | Not determined | P-12 Building-level Administrator; Praxis; clinical hours unclear |
South Carolina | South Carolina Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-8 and 6-12; Praxis |
South Dakota | South Dakota Department of Education | Meets requirements | SD Indian Studies 3-cr course within first year of license; suicide awareness and prevention course |
Tennessee | Tennessee Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-12 Instructional Leader; no testing with at least one year of prin/asst prin experience |
Texas | Texas Education Agency | Meets requirements | Must have teaching license OR two years of admin experience to be eligible for admin license; testing requirements determined at time of credential review |
US Virgin Islands | U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Education | Meets requirements | |
Utah | Utah State Board of Education | Meets requirements | Clinical experience hours or at least 1 year of professionally licensed administrative experience and praxis |
Vermont | State of Vermont Agency of Education | Meets requirements | Praxis |
Virginia | Virginia Department of Education | Meets requirements |
Must have 3 years teaching experience and P-12 Administration and Supervision; transcript review; SLLA - School Leaders Licensure Assessment |
Washington | Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction | Meets requirements | P-12 Principal; WA testing |
West Virginia | West Virginia Department of Education | Meets requirements | P-Adult Principal; Praxis; 3.00 GPA |
Wisconsin | Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction | Meets requirements |
Six semesters teaching experience and P-12 Principal; training in minority group relations, conflict resolution, special education; Praxis |
Wyoming | Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board | Meets requirements | K-12 School Administrator; US and WY Constitution test; WY teaching license required; Praxis |