School Leadership

Master of Education

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Delaware Administrative Certification Courses*

Wilmington University offers graduate-level courses designed to satisfy academic requirements for Delaware administrative certificates. However, students taking courses to satisfy certification requirements are personally responsible for verifying with the Delaware Department of Education (or the appropriate licensure/certification authority in another state) that such course work is applicable and acceptable. Students are also responsible for meeting all state-mandated testing requirements for teachers and administrators (PRAXIS I, PRAXIS II, SLLA, etc.), for fulfilling state-mandated degree and/or teaching experience requirements, and for applying for credentials.

The Delaware certification requirements described below took effect on August 11, 2003. Any changes in state regulations for administrative certificates could cause Wilmington University to make course and/or program adjustments in order to align with new or revised state requirements. Wilmington University reserves the right to change requirements to comply with any licensure/certification mandates of the Delaware Department of Education.

Wilmington University courses approved for Delaware Certification Administrative:

And, if not taken at the undergraduate level, a course in Child, Adolescent, or Human Development.

Delaware experience requirements for a School Principal or Assistant Principal certificate specify the following: “A minimum of 3 years of teaching experience at the level to be initially assigned as a school principal or assistant principal, except at the Middle Level, where teaching experience may be at any preK-12 level, or as a principal or assistant principal of a school for exceptional students, where the teaching experience must have been with one or more of the categories of exceptional children served by the school. Teaching experience means meeting students on a regularly scheduled basis, planning and delivering instruction, developing or preparing instructional materials, and evaluating student performance in any preK-12 setting.”

Wilmington University courses approved for Delaware Certification Administrative: School Leader II, School District Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent

And, if not taken at the undergraduate level, a course in Child, Adolescent, or Human Development.

The Delaware School Leader II Certificate requires a master’s degree or a doctorate. The experience requirement specifies a minimum of five years of teaching experience at the preK-12 level; or a minimum of five years of full-time preK-12 leadership experience; or any combination of these types of experiences which totals a minimum of five years. The required experience may be acquired at either the building or district level.

*Note: A master’s degree from a regionally-accredited college is required in order to be eligible for any Delaware administrative certificate.