Licensure
Self-paced Licensure Program for School Principals
Application Requirements for the Self-paced Licensure Program for School Principals:
- Three letters of recommendation *
- One-page Statement of Interest in the principalship +
- Resume
- Bachelor's degree with a minimum combined 3.0 GPA (original transcripts for all coursework)
- Licensure application form
* Use the Reference Letter cover sheet (pdf) specifically for the Licensure program
+ Please follow statement of intent outline available below:
- Autobiographical statement including educational and professional goals
- If you are applying for administrative licensure plus degree, include 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
- You should also address your willingness to:
- use multiple data sources to drive decisions about student learning
- study professional practices that impact student learning
The Self-paced Licensure Program for School Principals is practice-oriented and geared to prepare you to meet the challenges of school leadership. The curriculum combines principal licensure and Master's degree course work in a 55-credit hour program. Course work at the beginning of your program typically includes administrative dynamics and portfolio development. As you prepare to complete the program, you will enroll in leadership seminars and a planned field experience.
Administrative Dynamics
- EPL 726 - Educational Change
- EPL 845 - Politics and Political Leadership
- EPL 846 - Introduction to Educational Administration
- EPL 949 - Collective Bargaining and Contract Administration
- EPL 952 - Legal Aspects of School Administration
- EPL 953 - School Community Relations
- EPL 955 - Staff Personnel Administration
- EPL 956 - School Finance
- EPL 957 - Business Administration of Schools
- EPL 958 - Educational Facility Planning
- EPL 963 - Legal Aspects of Special Education
Leadership Seminars
- 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 891.01 - Instructional Leadership and Supervision
- EPL 891.02 - Educational Leadership, Inquiry and Ethics
Planned Field Experience
- EPL 884.30 - Planned Field Experience
Portfolio Development
- EPL 896 - Educational Leadership, Portfolio Development