Program Options and Features
Option l: The Master of School Administration Degree
- Cohort model which fosters a learning environment around peer collaboration and inquiry
- Established program of study designed to ensure completion of the 42 hours in a two or three year period
- Highly qualified faculty whose scholarly expertise and career experiences in school administration lend to student success
- Full-time students completing degree program within a two-year period including summers and a year-long internship.
- Part- time students completing the degree program within a three-year period including summers and a year-long internship.
- Licensure and degree granted upon receiving successful results on a State Standards Evidences assessment designed to demonstrate the candidate’s readiness to effectively address school leadership standards in the state of NC
- Appropriate coursework for continuance into a doctoral program in Educational Leadership or the Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership which often can be obtained along the way toward obtaining a doctorate (currently not offered at NCAT, but offered at other UNC campuses).
- Any and all announced enrichment activities are considered an expectation for students in the degree program. Such activities might include a speaking engagement with a noted Education book author, a forum hosted by a local superintendent, or a video presentation, followed by participant discussion, on the condition of education in American schools.
Option 2: School Administration Licensure (certificate only; not a degree)
- Licensure-only students take classes with MSA degree students.
- Flexible, semi-customized program of study designed to consider previous graduate experiences, coursework, and current career
- Highly qualified faculty whose scholarly expertise and career experiences in school administration lend to student success
- Part-time or full-time students completing a total of 21 hours
- Licensure granted upon receiving successful results on a State Standards Evidences assessment designed to demonstrate the candidate’s readiness to effectively address school leadership standards in the state of NC
- Any and all announced enrichment activities are considered an expectation for students in the licensure program. Such activities might include a speaking engagement with a noted Education book author, a forum hosted by a local superintendent, or a video presentation, followed by participant discussion, on the condition of education in American schools.
