University of Michigan - Flint

The UM-Flint WebPlus Online/Weekend Program in Educational Administration is designed to provide a high-quality experience to full-time, working educators. A unique blend of face-to-face interaction and convenient online coursework provides teachers, administrators, and aspiring principals the tools and concepts necessary for successful administration and an informed perspective on the range of problems confronting K-12 education.

Online coursework is combined with monthly Saturday classes. In addition, a clinical experience is organized in the student's current school setting.

After completion of the two-year, 39-credit hour program, students are awarded a Master of Public Administration from the University of Michigan's nationally recognized Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies. The MPA in Educational Administration is approved by the Michigan Department of Education for Principal Preparation.

We call the program a "WebPlus" program because the content is delivered through the World Wide Web (the Internet) plus monthly class meetings.   Blackboard is the Internet software tool used for delivery of the online course content.

Campus meetings/classes are held one Saturday each month at the UM-Flint campus in downtown Flint.  Adjustments are made to accommodate holidays and common breaks for educators.

For student and faculty video testimonials, faculty biographies, and more information about the WebPlus program, please visit our external Web site at www.aspiringprincipals.com.

The WebPlus program in Educational Administration is a concentration of the Master of Public Administration program.  You might find some of the information on the MPA program pages helpful as well.

Up to six (6) credit hours of graduate credit completed at an accredited institution may be accepted for transfer. Transfers of credit are subject to the approval of the program director. Transfers are made in accordance with the policies of the Horace H. Rackham School of Graduate Studies.