Educators with a passion for shaping the future of education need specialized knowledge and training to pursue positions of leadership. School administrators and organizational leaders must have multidisciplinary skills to work closely with faculty, students, and parents.

National University’s Sanford College of Education (SCOE) prepares students to explore and analyze the organization, operations, and resources necessary to foster safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. Our curriculums are designed to help you develop the professional and personal ethics necessary for leading schools and school systems.

Dina Pacis, Professor of SCOE
Department Chair, Organizational Leadership & Educational Administration

Learn More About Our Programs

Credential

• Preliminary Administrative Services Credential (California)
• Clear Administrative Services Credential Induction Program (California)

Certificate

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Education

Master’s

• Master of Science in Applied School Leadership with Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Option (In Partnership with participating California County Offices of Education)
• Master of Science in Educational Administration with a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Option (California)
• Master of Science in Higher Education Administration
• Master of Education in Educational Leadership (Med-EDL)

Doctoral

• EdD Doctor of Organizational Innovation
• Doctor of Education in Instructional Design (EdD-ID)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Leadership (PhD-EdL)
• Doctor of Philosophy in Instructional Design (PhD-ID)
• Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership
• Education Specialist
• Education Specialist in Educational Leadership
• Doctor of Philosophy in Education (PhD-ED)

Specializations

• Post-Baccalaureate Certificate, School Safety, Security, and Emergency Management
• Post-Master’s Certificate Instructional Leadership
• Post-Master’s Certificate Organizational Leadership
• Post-Master’s Certificate School Safety, Security, and Emergency Management
• Post-Master’s Certificate Sport and Athletic Management
• Post-Master’s Certificate Leadership in Higher Education
• Education Specialist, Instructional Leadership Specialization
• Education Specialist, Organizational Leadership Specialization
• Education Specialist, School Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Specialization
• Education Specialist, Sport and Athletic Management Specialization
• Education Specialist, Leadership in Higher Education Specialization
• EdD, Instructional Leadership Specialization
• EdD, Leadership in Higher Education Specialization
• EdD, Organizational Leadership Specialization
• EdD, School Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Specialization
• EdD, Sport and Athletic Management Specialization
• PhD, Instructional Leadership Specialization
• PhD, Leadership in Higher Education Specialization
• PhD, Organizational Leadership Specialization
• PhD, School Safety, Security, and Emergency Management Specialization
• PhD, Sport and Athletic Management Specialization