Licensure
Self Paced Licensure Program for Principals
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 quarter 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. The field experience is a 6–9 month experience and you must register for the course in autumn or winter quarter.
Application Requirements for the Self Paced Licensure Program for Principals:
- Administrative Licensure Program for Principals Application (pdf)
- Statement of Intent*
- Resume
- Three Letters of Recommendation (you must use the reference coversheet for licensure) (pdf)
- Official, Sealed Transcripts from All Universities/Colleges Attended (except Ohio State)
- Copy of Standard Pupil Services License (Teaching, School Counseling, etc.)
- GRE Scores (required if combined cumulative undergrad GPA is below a 3.0 or if applying to the PhD program)
- 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.
* Statements of Intent should be one to two pages in length and include items listed in the outline below:
- Autobiographical statement including educational and professional goals
- 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
Administrative Licensure Program for Principals Curriculum
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
* 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.
Planned Field Experience
- EPL 884.30 - Planned Field Experience
Portfolio Development
- EPL 896 - Educational Leadership, Portfolio Development