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Preliminary AdministrativeServices Credential

The University of La Verne provides candidates an opportunity to earn a Preliminary Administrative Services credential through a twenty-four-unit online one-year program. This program offers a spring and fall start with an intimate cohort model.

What makes LaFetra’s administrative credential program a standout is the ongoing support and guidance our candidates receive. Courses are taught by highly successful district leaders, including superintendents and cabinet members. The course curriculum is intentionally designed with a “learn by doing” framework. This model encourages leadership development through learning activities in school-based fieldwork, commonly experienced by school site leaders.

Courses are based on the California Professional Standards for Education Leaders (CPSELs) and the integration of CalAPA exam content. Accredited through the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) the program is comprised of six sequential courses with embedded fieldwork and CalAPA-focused support courses.

Spring Start Sequence:

  • EDLD 572 (3) | Foundations of Educational Leadership
  • EDLD 573 (3) | Contemporary Issues in CA School
  • EDLD 571 (3) | Human Resources
  • EDLD 567 (3) | Fiscal Policies and School Law
  • EDLD 576 (3) | Organizational Management & School Community Collaboration
  • EDLD 570 (3) | Instructional Leadership
  • EDLD 568 (3) | CalAPA Introductory Support
  • EDLD 582 (3) | CalAPA Completion Seminar

Fall Start Sequence:

  • EDLD 572 (3) | Foundations of Educational Leadership
  • EDLD 571 (3) | Human Resources
  • EDLD 573 (3) | Contemporary Issues in CA School
  • EDLD 570 (3) | Instructional Leadership
  • EDLD 567 (3) | Fiscal Policies and School Law
  • EDLD 576 (3) | Organizational Management & School Community Collaboration
  • EDLD 568 (3) | CalAPA Introductory Support
  • EDLD 582 (3) | CalAPA Completion Seminar

Degree Options

Upon completion of the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Coursework, students may exercise an option to transfer 24 certificate units to a Master of Education in Educational Leadership. Interested students will apply to the master’s degree program and upon acceptance, will complete an additional 9 units (three 3-unit courses) to complete their degree.

Tuition and Fees

$7,200* for the 2024-25 academic year. This program is not eligible for financial aid.

If you have additional questions, please visit our Student Accounts page.

*Not including materials and fees

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Preliminary Administrative Services Credential

For more information, please contact us at pasc@laverne.edu.

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