Superintendent Graduate Certificate - Letter of Eligibility

The Superintendent Graduate Certificate program is for those interested in applying for the Pennsylvania Superintendent PK-12 Letter of Eligibility. The program consists of 21 credits which includes an internship. A specific set of courses explicitly addresses the alignment of the PA Inspired Leadership (PIL) standards within and across courses. leading to the completion of a 360 hour field experience required by the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).

The following Graduate Certificate courses have been evaluated by Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) and The National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP). In addition, these courses may count toward professional development hours.

• Politics of Local School Districts (EDLDR 533)

• District Improvement and Systemic Change (EDLDR 549)

• Personnel Management and Contract Administration (EDLDR 565)

• Public School Finance (EDLDR 573)

• Schools as Organizations (EDLDR 578)

• Systemwide Leadership for Teaching and Learning (EDLDR 597)

• Superintendent Internship (EDLDR 595)

Your 360 hours of job-embedded internship enables you to work with seasoned leaders in an experiential learning environment, teaching you the preventive measures and diagnostic techniques necessary to resolve problems faced by current chief school administrators.

Want to extend your study beyond the Superintendent Graduate Certificate? Our Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Leadership provides advanced level leadership preparation. Apply for the D.Ed. straight away or once accepted to the Superintendent program, ask your advisor for more information.