Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program

Program Options

Option A: Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC) Program 听听

Option B: Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC) Program听in combination with Master's in Educational Administration (MA) Program听

Program Highlights

The faculty in our PASC Credential program and our MA program are veteran educational leaders, scholars, and researchers who prepare teachers and school counselors to become equity-centered school administrators and educational leaders by developing the knowledge, skills, and dispositions needed to lead through a social justice lens. 听

Our program provides in-depth CalAPA support and guidance along with coursework that is aligned to the California Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (CPSELs) and covers the complete set of California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPEs).

Our program is HYBRID - approximately half of the sessions of core courses meeting on campus and the other half meeting online. Classes are held once-a-week in a cohort model designed to support full-time working educators.听

For the PASC credential program you will complete 8 core courses.

  • You will take two hybrid courses and one asynchronous practicum course both Fall and Spring semesters, and two hybrid courses during summer semester.听You will be expected to complete and submit all three cycles of the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA).

For the PASC credential program in combination with the MA in Educational Administration you will complete 11 core courses.

  • You will follow the PASC Credential program schedule above and then you will continue for one more Fall semester. You will take two hybrid courses and one asynchronous course in preparation for the Comprehensive Examination. You will be expected to complete and submit all three cycles of the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA).

Zoom Information Sessions (5:00pm)

Click on the Zoom Link to register for an Info Session听 听 听 听 听 听 听 听听

SESSION #1 听NOVEMBER 18, 2025 听
SESSION #2 听JANUARY 27, 2026 听
SESSION #3 听FEBRUARY 24, 2026 听
SESSION #4 听MARCH 26, 2026 听
SESSION #5 听APRIL 28, 2026 听
SESSION #6 听MAY 28, 2026 听
SESSION #7 听JUNE 11, 2026 听

WHEN DO I APPLY?

The application filing period for FALL 2026 is October 2025 thru July 1, 2026.

DEADLINE TO APPLY JULY 1, 2026

FOR MORE INFORMATION听

WHO DO I CONTACT FOR...?

APPLICATION Questions

Mariel Noyes, Admin.听Support Coordinator

 mariel.noyes@csun.edu

PROGRAM Questions

 Ellen Edeburn, Graduate Coordinator ellen.edeburn@csun.edu

CalAPA Questions

 Jack Bagwell, CalAPA Coordinator jack.bagwell@csun.edu
CREDENTIAL Questions Jamie Alea, Director Credential Office

jamie.alea@csun.edu

Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Office: 818-677-2591

麻豆AV Credential Office: 818-677-2733

Click here to apply today!听

COURSE SEQUENCES

REQUIRED COURSES听

PRELIMINARY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CREDENTIAL (PASC) PROGRAM

SEMESTER #1 (FALL)

  • ELPS 650 Contemporary Administrative Leadership听
  • ELPS 681 Organization and Administration of Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education
  • ELPS 675 Decision Making Simulation in Educational Administration (online-asynchronous)
  • [CalAPA Cycle #3]

SEMESTER #2 (SPRING)

  • ELPS 682 Supervision of Curriculum and Instruction听
  • ELPS 672 Management of Human Resources听
  • ELPS 688 Practicum in Educational Administration (online-asynchronous)
  • [CalAPA Cycle #2]

SEMESTER #3 (SUMMER)

  • ELPS 663 Legal Aspects of Educational Administration
  • ELPS 664 Business and Financial Aspects of Educational Administration
  • [CalAPA Cycle #1]

REQUIRED COURSES听(PASC Credential + M.A.)

PRELIMINARY ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CREDENTIAL (PASC) PROGRAM
in combination with
MASTER'S DEGREE IN EDUCATIONAL ADMINISTRATION (M.A.) PROGRAM

SEMESTER #1 (FALL)

  • ELPS 650 Contemporary Administrative Leadership听
  • ELPS 681 Organization and Administration of Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education听
  • ELPS 675 Decision Making Simulation in Educational Administration (online-asynchronous)
  • [CalAPA Cycle #3]

SEMESTER #2 (SPRING)

  • ELPS 682 Supervision of Curriculum and Instruction听
  • ELPS 672 Management of Human Resources听
  • ELPS 688 Practicum in Educational Administration (online-asynchronous)
  • [CalAPA Cycle #2]

SEMESTER #3 (SUMMER)

  • ELPS 663 Legal Aspects of Educational Administration听
  • ELPS 664 Business and Financial Aspects of Educational Administration听
  • [CalAPA Cycle #1]

SEMESTER #4 (FALL)

  • ELPS 676 School Community Relations听
  • ELPS 600 Research in Educational Leadership听
  • ELPS 697 Directed Comprehensive Exam Studies (online-asynchronous)
  • [Comprehensive Examination]听

View outlines for the above courses

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California Administrator Performance Assessment

What is the CalAPA?

Beginning June 1, 2019, all candidates interested in obtaining the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (PASC) and serve in an administrative position, must participate in the California Administrator Performance Assessment (CalAPA).听 The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) has developed the California Administrator Performance Assessment to assess key elements of the California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPE) and the California Administrator Content Expectations (CACE).听

What does the CalAPA assess and require?

The CalAPA consists of three leadership cycles with a focus on organizational development, change management, and leadership. Each cycle includes the four inquiry steps of investigate, plan, act, and reflect.听 The cycles are as follows:

  • Leadership Cycle 1: Analyzing Data to Inform School Improvement and Promote Equity
  • Leadership Cycle 2: Facilitating Communities of Practice
  • Leadership Cycle 3: Supporting Teacher Growth

Students accepted and enrolled in the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program听must take and pass all three cycles of the CalAPA听prior to completing the program and to be recommended by 麻豆AV for the (PASC).

How am I supported as a student?

The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program has been designed to support and assist students in preparing for and being successful in completing the CalAPA leadership cycles. Students will take each CalAPA cycle during specific courses during their program of studies.听 While the ELPS program will support candidates in preparing them for CalAPA, each student is responsible for creating their own individual account in the online platform and pay for each leadership cycle.

Registration details and more specific information about the CalAPA cycles will be provided to students early on in their program.听

What is the cost of taking the CalAPA?

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing has established the following fee for all three CalAPA leadership cycles payable to the CCTC of $425 for any student officially enrolled in a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program.听

Find out more about the CalAPA?

Information on the California Administrator Performance Assessment and the three leadership cycles can be found at this link:听