Elementary and secondary principal certification Courses

University of Missouri-Columbia
Master of education in educational leadership and policy analysis
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Courses

Delivery of this program is 100% online: no campus visits are required.

Successful completion of the program requires 27 credit hours of required courses and 3 credit hours of internship.

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The chart below shows when the courses are traditionally offered. 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.

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Authorized

Students residing in all states are eligible to enroll in this program.

Learn more about this program

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