{"id":294,"date":"2017-07-28T18:28:21","date_gmt":"2017-07-28T18:28:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ed-leadership\/?page_id=294"},"modified":"2025-07-29T09:35:58","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T16:35:58","slug":"welcome-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Educational Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Department of Educational Leadership at NAU<\/h1>\n<h2>Educational leaders creating tomorrow&#8217;s opportunities<\/h2>\n<p>We prepare and support educational leaders who think like scholars, engage their diverse communities in authentic ways, and transform learning environments so every student thrives.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Northern Arizona University&#8217;s Department of Educational Leadership offers:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>undergraduate and graduate courses in Educational Foundations\u00a0\u2013 these serve pre-service and in-service educators and individuals interested in examining schools as sociocultural institutions<\/li>\n<li>graduate degree programs in preK-12 Educational Leadership and Community College\/Higher Education Leadership at both the\u00a0master\u2019s\u00a0and\u00a0doctoral\u00a0levels<\/li>\n<li>non-degree certification programs leading to state certification as a Principal or Superintendent<\/li>\n<li>graduate courses and a master\u2019s in International Educational Leadership for those interested in growing their knowledge and capacity to lead in global contexts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn about our <a href=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/accreditation\/\">accreditation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3><div>\n    <div class=\"academic-levels-container\">\n        <h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 30px;\">Explore our degrees<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"academic-levels-grid column-count-3\">\n                        <div class=\"grid-column\">\n              <!-- shortcode-image-caption -->\n<span class=\"shortcode-image-caption 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with woman holding up craft made by group.\">\n    <\/span>\n    <\/a><\/span>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/h3>\n<h3>In-state tuition for certain out-of-state students<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2078 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-29-at-5.13.17-PM-232x174.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-29-at-5.13.17-PM-232x174.png 232w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/361\/2018\/04\/Screen-Shot-2018-04-29-at-5.13.17-PM-464x348.png 464w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/>Several Educational Leadership degree programs are now part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wiche.edu\/wrgp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Western Regional Graduate Program (WRGP)<\/a>.<br \/>\nThrough the WRGP, funding is available for certain out-of-state students to earn their degree at in-state tuition rates. Find out which\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/wrgpsavingsfinder.wiche.edu\/school-details.php?schoolID=0011H00001Q1eIsQAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Educational Leadership programs<\/a>\u00a0qualify.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Non-resident professional licensure information<\/h3>\n<p>If you are not a resident of Arizona, and you are taking an online course or program leading to professional licensure, NAU cannot confirm whether the course or program meets requirements for professional licensure in your state. Please check with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/compliance-and-authorization\/professional-licensure-by-state\/\">appropriate licensing board<\/a>\u00a0in your state to determine whether the course or program meets requirements for licensure in your state.<\/p>\n<!-- shortcode-right-column -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-right-column\" >\n    <div class=\"shortcode-right-column__container\">\n<!-- shortcode-button -->\n<div class=\"shortcode-button shortcode-button--center\">\n      <a class=\"main-button\" href=\"https:\/\/legacy.nau.edu\/coe\/graduate-programs-information-sessions\/\">Grad Programs Info Sessions<\/a>\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Department of Educational Leadership at NAU Educational leaders creating tomorrow&#8217;s opportunities We prepare and support educational leaders who think like scholars, engage their diverse communities in authentic ways, and transform learning environments so every student thrives. 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