School Business and Human Resource Administration

This 15 credit hour advanced certificate is intended primarily for principals, assistant principals, and other school administrators seeking central office positions such as superintendent, assistant superintendent, school business official and/or director of personnel, as well as those administrators in an increasing number of school systems that have decentralized many school business and human resource functions down to the school site.

This Advanced Certificate in not intended to be used as a pre-service program for individuals seeking New York State Certification as a School Building Leader (SBL), School District Leader (SDL) or School District Business Leader (SDBL). Individuals interested in any of these three New York State administrator certifications are encouraged to apply to the Leadership Initiative For Tomorrow’s Schools (LIFTS) at the University at Buffalo. Once accepted into a LIFTS program, courses within this Advanced Certificate can be taken as electives subject to the policies and guidelines of the Graduate School of Education.

For more program related information, please contact:

Stephen L. Jacobson, Professor
Department of Educational Leadership and Policy
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
486 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, New York 14260-1000
Phone: (716) 645-1101
Fax: (716) 645-2479
Email: eoakiml@buffalo.edu

For questions regarding the application process, please contact:

Ms. Bonnie Fisher
Office of Graduate Admissions
Graduate School of Education
University at Buffalo
366 Baldy Hall
Buffalo, NY 14260-1000
Phone: (716) 645-2110
Email: brfisher@buffalo.edu