The Seattle University Educational Administration’s Theory of Action makes it unique among its peers, and creates the framework for a curriculum designed as an Inquiry into the Service of Leadership:

• They frontload context & scholarship, with a focus on critical theory, educational justice, instructional leadership, and community engagement
• They partner applied to learn with reflective practice, self-understanding and advanced leadership study
• They work to build an expanding management toolbox
• They operate as a cohort, to establish a model network of professional learning & support

Students graduate from our Educational Administration programs with:

• A broad understanding of leadership and a clear picture of themselves as leaders
• A powerful background in critical theory, instructional leadership, and community engagement
• An expansive management toolbox
• A career-long network of professional learning & support
• An exemplary portfolio with which to pursue their professional goals

Seattle University’s Principal Certificate prepares K-12 certified professionals to lead elementary or secondary schools. This program attracts aspiring administrators who are passionate about making a difference — and who see themselves as leaders of other professionals in pursuit of excellence for students, staff, and schools.