Elementary and secondary principal, certification Courses

University of Missouri-Columbia
Educational specialist in educational leadership and policy analysis
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Courses

Courses for this program are 100% online: no campus visits are required. Courses are a mix of synchronous and asynchronous.

Successful completion of the program requires at least 30 credit hours, including 27 required hours and 3–6 internship hours.

Course planner

The chart below shows the courses offered in the program. Courses are 3 credit hours each, unless stated otherwise. The University reserves the right to change or cancel courses as needed.

State authorization

States require that the University of Missouri-Columbia be authorized to deliver university-level distance/online education to their residents. Each state handles this process differently.

Please see our state authorization page for more information.

Learn more about this program

This program is administered by the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis