Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate course work taken at any accredited college or University attended (International applicants will be required to submit relevant International transcripts)
You must have a master's degree that includes 24 semester hours of graduate level coursework in educational administration. TAMUCC's Master's Program in Educational Administration fulfills this requirement without the need for any additional courses. If you have your master's degree in a subject other than Educational Administration and would like to earn the Principal Certificate, you will need to fulfill additional 24 hours of coursework. Your faculty advisor will review your previous master's degree coursework, then prescribe the necessary 24 hours of coursework from the Master's Program curriculum.
You must also have your initial educator certification.
To receive your certificate you must take and pass the TExES Principal Exam.


Official TOEFL Scores (Test of English as a Foreign Language) - Minimum paper-based score of 550 or the equivalent internet-based score of 79-80 OR
Official IELTS Scores (International English Language Testing System) - Minimum score requirement: 6.5