Preliminary Administrative Services, Credential

Shaping the next generation of educational leaders ready to meet today’s evolving social, political, and economic challenges.

The Administrative Services Credential program will empower you with the knowledge, skills, and disposition as a leader it takes to effectively overcome the complex social, political, and economic challenges facing schools and educational organizations.

Empowering You to Excel in Your Chosen Profession

The knowledge, broadened perspective, and applied leadership skills you’ll gain in the program will combine to form the ideal, comprehensive preparation to be an effective educational leader well into the future.

You’ll find graduates of the credential program serving as equity focused leaders in local school districts throughout our region, some of which include Monterey, Santa Cruz and San Benito counties. 

The program will effectively take your career to challenging and exciting new heights, in such positions of leadership as assistant principal, principal, assistant director of expanded learning, and instructional coach, among others.

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Public University Price, Private University Experience

A Lifetime of Value

Preliminary Administrative Services, Credential

Through its emphasis on equity leadership, research, multilingualism, and social justice, the Administrative Services Credential program offers the perfect preparation for 21st-century educational leaders in California schools.

 

Educational Objectives

Our cohort learning model will position you to learn alongside, and progress through the program, with the same group of fellow students, fostering a deeper level of collaboration and a stronger sense of community throughout your experience.

Our convenience and flexibility means you can complete the program through evening, online, and in-person courses as a way to accommodate your current professional schedule and other daily responsibilities.

Our focus on equity and social justice will prepare you with a distinctive edge over graduates of other credential programs, better equipping you to meet the needs of California’s diverse range of students, families, and communities.

Our intensive support on the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA) will deliver all of the personalized support you need to ensure you’re successful in attaining your Administrative Services Credential.

Our location will enable you to engage in the 90 hours of experience that fulfill the six California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPEs) at a diverse range of schools and districts throughout the CSUMB region. Some of these experiences incorporate our unique coastal location, taking students into the Elkhorn Slough and the Monterey Bay.

Through your extensive field experiences you’ll find opportunities to give back by participating in school leadership team activities, managing and refining the credit recovery program in the district, organizing community outings for moderate/severe special education students in collaboration with their parents, and participating in book clubs on culturally responsive teaching.

Faculty & Staff

The program’s student-centered approach means your faculty will be readily available to mentor, advise, and guide you to ensure you make the most of the experience.

Elisabeth Kim

Elisabeth Kim

Assistant Professor

Elisabeth Kim

Elisabeth Kim

Special Consultant

Darlene Moitoso

Darlene Moitoso

Administrative Support Coordinator

Questions? We’re Here to Help!

Don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions you have about the Preliminary Administrative Services credential program.

Our experienced and supportive admissions staff is here to provide all the individualized guidance you need.

Study Preliminary Administrative Services in an inspiring coastal environment where we are truly committed to mentorship and an engaging student experience.