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Licensure

Accelerated Licensure Program for Principals

The Accelerated Licensure Program for Principals was designed by Educational Administration faculty in response to the need for more licensed school principals. The cohort-model program is tailored to specific districts, including the urban centers. If you are a teacher who is nominated by your superintendent and you meet the academic requirements for admission to The Ohio State University, you can complete licensure requirements in a 15-month period (summer, autumn, winter, spring, and an additional summer quarter). Cohort members are provided mentorship throughout the 15-month experience by a member of the Educational Administration faculty in cooperation with a field-based mentor and practicing principals identified by each candidate's school district. Integral to the program is the opportunity for a year-long intensive field experience engaging in administrative activity through action research projects that are designed to assist with a real issue at your schools. You can accomplish the program requirements while fulfilling full-time responsibilities in a school district. However, the nominating district must make necessary time available for you to participate in the activities of the Accelerated Licensure Program for Principals, including the field experience and mentoring.

Consideration for the Accelerated Licensure Program is by school superintendent nomination only. Application Requirements for the Accelerated Licensure Program for Principals:

  1. Accelerated Licensure Program Nomination Form*
  2. Administrative Licensure Program for Principals Application (pdf)
  3. Statement of Intent+
  4. Resume
  5. Three Letters of Recommendation (you must use the reference coversheet for licensure) (pdf)
  6. Official, Sealed Transcripts from All Universities/Colleges Attended (except Ohio State). Please note: the accelerated licensure program requires a cumulative combined undergraduate GPA of a 3.0 or higher for consideration.
  7. Copy of Standard Pupil Services License (Teaching, School Counseling, etc.)
  8. GRE Scores (required if combined cumulative undergrad GPA is below a 3.0 or if applying to the PhD program)
  9. IF you have previously enrolled as a degree seeking graduate student at Ohio State: Request for Transfer of Graduate Program Form (pdf) and a copy of your Application File from your previous academic department.

* Nomination forms are given directly to area district superintendents. If your superintendent has not been sent the nomination form please contact Diane Baugher for a copy.

+ Statements of intent should be one to two pages in length and include items listed in the outline below:

  1. Autobiographical statement including educational and professional goals
  2. An expression of your beliefs about the capacity for all students to learn and achieve reasonable standards and your knowledge and appreciation of the following:
    • the role played by principals and/or superintendents
    • the influence schools have on society and culture, as well as how schools reflect the society in which they are situated
    • the role school personnel play as agents of change
    • the diversity and worth of students, families, communities, cultures, and background across all ethnic groups, genders, disabilities, and socioeconomic levels
    • the responsibility of school administrators to understand the authority of the school and the rights of students, faculty, and staff
  3. You should also address your willingness to:
    • use multiple data sources to drive decisions about student learning
    • study professional practices that impact student learning

Accelerated Licensure Program for Principals Coursework

Summer Quarter

  • EPL 726 - Educational Change
  • EPL 845 - Politics and Political Leadership in American Education
  • EPL 846 - Introduction to Educational Administration
  • EPL 896 - Educational Leadership, Portfolio Development/Field Experience Planning
  • EPL 952 - Legal Aspects of School Administration
  • EPL 955 - Staff Personnel Administration
  • EPL 958 - Educational Facility Planning

Autumn Quarter

  • EPL 953 - School Community Relations
  • EPL 956 - School Finance

Winter Quarter

  • EPL 884.30 - Planned Field Experience
  • EPL 891.01 - Instructional Leadership and Supervision

Spring Quarter

  • EPL 957 - Business Administration of Schools
  • EPL 963 - Legal Aspects of Special Education

Summer Quarter

  • EPL 885.01 - Educational Leadership, Learning and Teaching: Early Childhood or EPL 885.02 - Educational Leadership, Learning and Teaching: Middle Childhood to Young Adulthood*
  • EPL 886 - Educational Leadership, Organizational Dynamics and School Culture
  • EPL 949 - Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration
  • EPL 891.02 - Educational Leadership, Inquiry and Ethics

* Students should take the EPL 885 that is designated for the license they are pursuing. Students working toward both the 3-14 and 8-21 licenses must complete both EPL 885 courses.