Pre-Service Preparation

Overview

The term aspiring principals is used to describe educators, often teachers or teacher leaders, who are actively preparing for the role of principal. 

The requirements for a professional school leadership license and the expectation of school leadership preparation programs are specified in the Utah Office of Administrative Rules R277-305. School Leadership License Areas of Concentration and Programs.

School Leadership Preparation Programs

Currently, seven Utah universities offer approved school leadership licensure preparation programs for aspiring principals.

Brigham Young University (BYU)

David O. McKay School of Education

• Accelerated Preparation Program (APP) Track | Executive School Leadership Track

Southern Utah University (SUU)

Beverley Taylor Sorenson College of Education and Human Development

• Administrative/Supervisory License Leadership in Education and Administrative Development (LEAD)
• Master of Education with Administrative/Supervisory License (M.Ed. LEAD)

University of Utah (U of U)

Department of Educational Leadership and Policy

• Master of Education in K-12 School Administration
• Master of Education in Teacher Leadership

Utah State University (USU)

School of Teacher Education and Leadership

• Administrative/Supervisory Concentration (ASC Licensure) | MEd in Instructional Leadership (School Leadership/Licensure Specialization K-12)

Utah Valley University (UVU)

School of Education Graduate Programs

• K-12 Educational Leadership

Weber State University (WSU)

Moyes College of Education

• Masters of Education Educational Leadership

Western Governors University (WGU)

• Master of Science Educational Leadership