Oral Examinations

MSA candidates seeking a North Carolina principal level I license must successfully prepare an electronic portfolio housing appropriate artifacts and pieces of evidence demonstrating their proficiency in all of the standards for school executives. The portfolio will include material drawn from the student's coursework and internship and provide documentary evidence of meeting state leadership standards. MSA faculty members will review the student's portfolio for approval and submit to North Carolina's Department of Public instruction (DPI) for final recommendation.

The following actions will be implemented in reference to MSA oral portfolio presentations:

In the semester that the Master’s level student is scheduled to graduate, the student will be required to submit a complete copy of the Comprehensive Assessment Portfolio (CAP) to the Program Coordinator, Department Chair, and the Office of Graduate Education. The deadline dates for the student to present the oral comprehensive exam are listed below are listed below:

Fall Semester – Mid November

Spring Semester – Mid April

The student will be expected to be prepared to defend their Comprehensive Assessment Portfolio to Graduate Faculty and other individuals interested in the student's product.

Please Note: The Capstone course is separate and apart from the responsibilities of each student and the committee that will hear and assess the oral presentation. The Capstone course instructor is responsible for guiding each student through the preparation of his or her finished products for the oral examination of the electronic portfolio.