School-Based Leadership Curriculum Administration (PMC)
Program Overview
The Post Master’s Certificate (PMC) Program is an abbreviated program of study for students who have completed a master degree and are seeking a license. For example, if you have a masters degree in school leadership, you can enroll in the 21 credit PMC to complete the coursework for a district level license.
PMCs at UCA – The Department of Leadership Studies offers a performance-based, 12-24 credit hour program for building, district, and curriculum/program administrators. The program utilizes a variety of future ready technologies, authentic assessments, and personalized internships.
The PMC program is a fully online program and uses a combination of online synchronous and asynchronous instruction (a virtual classroom). Candidates enjoy direct and individualized contact with their professors in small class settings.
The Department of Leadership Studies has approval from the Arkansas Department of Education to offer programs of study in the following areas for individuals with appropriate master’s degrees: building administrator and curriculum/program administrator for special education, or gifted talented education. These programs of study vary in length based upon individual applicant backgrounds. All programs require an internship and portfolio defense. Contact the Department of Leadership Studies for details.
Additional Information:
- The PMC program may be completed within 2-3 semesters.
- All (100%) of courses are offered online!
- All PMC courses have been approved by the Arkansas Department of Education as professional development hours.
- The PMC reflects the College of Education’s historic mission and commitment to preparing leaders for P-12 schools.
Program Outline
Retention is contingent upon making satisfactory academic progress toward the certificate and holding a current and valid teacher’s license. Serious violations of the state ethics mandates for P–12 educators, and/or serious violations of UCA student academic conduct policies may result in suspension or dismissal from the program.
All requests for transfer work including courses from previous completed graduate degree/certificate programs must be submitted to the department and program coordinator. To be considered for transfer, the semester hours must have been awarded by a state and regionally accredited institution and must complement the student’s approved program of study. Three hours may be transferable to the PMC program. Transfer approval is dependent upon the currency of the course work and the appropriateness of the course work to the program. Only courses in which the student earned a grade of B or above will be considered. Internship and portfolio hours are not transferable.
College of Education graduate students are expected to maintain continuous enrollment throughout their program of study until achieving program completion. Specifically, College of Education graduate students are expected to be enrolled in at least two of the three semesters in a given calendar year (Spring, Summer, and Fall). If a student must take a time-out, the student is expected to notify his/her home department. If a student fails to register for more than one semester out of three in a given calendar year, he/she may be ineligible for readmission unless granted by the home department.
To be recommended for the certificate, candidates must meet the following requirements:
- Complete all required coursework with at least a 3.00 GPA (maximum of three hours of “C” grades may be counted toward a certificate).
- Complete satisfactorily the program’s required field/internship experiences.
School-Based Leadership: Curriculum Administrator (12 Hours)
Six hours of graduate work in the field of curriculum studies approved by the advisor and department chair
SLMA 6321 Instructional Leadership II: Teacher Leaders & Evidence-based Practices or EDLP 7301 Program Planning and Evaluation
SLMA 6V29 Curriculum Administrator Internship (to total 3 hours)
