Online School Administration Graduate Certificate – Indiana Licensure
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Are you ready to work as a school administrator and make a greater impact in education? If you are looking for an Indiana licensure program, the Graduate Certificate in School Administration program at Indiana Wesleyan University was designed for you. Discover how IWU helps students achieve their professional goals in a flexible, faith-based learning environment. In less than two years, you can prepare for a school administrator career, through a 100% online learning format.
Why Pursue My Graduate Certificate in School Administration at IWU?
There are several benefits to pursuing your school building leader administrator certificate online at IWU. Each course is taught by experienced faculty who are experts in the topics they teach. We also provide a full system of student services, from tech support to tutoring, to help you succeed in this school administration certificate program. Our Christian faculty teach from the same biblical worldview valued on our campus, so that students can implement these principles in a fulfilling career. We also lock in the rate of your tuition once you start taking classes. This eliminates the worry of unexpected cost increases once you begin learning.
What Will I Learn in This Graduate Certificate in School Administration Program?
This Graduate Certificate in School Administration program is designed to help students develop the knowledge and skills to thrive in administrative roles while serving as role models for ethical leadership to students and staff. Course materials are delivered through virtual reality, video discussion, concept maps, demo videos, and other tech-driven applications. Course topics cover instructional leadership, ethical leadership, relational leadership, and more. The program concludes with two internships to provide first-hand experience applying leadership principles.
What Makes IWU Different?
IWU has provided education for more than 100 years.
Faith-integrated curriculum and a commitment to changing the world.
Center for Student Success for counseling, tutoring, and more!
Financial aid is available in the form of grants, loans, scholarships, veterans’ benefits, and employer reimbursement.
Coursework for your online graduate certificate in school administration covers how to:
These courses contain the program-specific knowledge. Upon completion, you should have the tools to conquer your new career with confidence. For a full list of courses required to complete your degree, please visit the course catalog. Click on a course below to view the description.
EDL-657,EDL-616,EDL-618,EDL-610,EDL-612,EDL-625
The admission requirements for the School Administration Certificate (Indiana) program are as follows:
*Please note that in keeping with Indiana Department of Education licensure policy, experience gained by a teacher holding only an Emergency Permit, Provisional Permit, Transition to Teaching Permit, Career Specialist Permit, Charter School License, Substitute Permit, or Workplace Specialist II license is not acceptable as licenses of these types do not meet the prerequisite license requirements.
Submit a signed School of Integrated Learning and Development FERPA release form.
Indiana Candidates - Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate School Administration program meets the academic requirements for recommendation for licensure. Additionally, candidates must complete other requirements of the Indiana Department of Education before a principal’s license will be issued, including receiving a passing score on the related state assessment test, evidence of at least two years teaching or work experience as a teacher or school counselor on one of the following license types: initial, standard, provisional, proficient, or accomplished practitioner instructional or School Counselor license.
Ohio Candidates - Successful completion of the Graduate Certificate School Administration program meets the academic requirements for recommendation for licensure. Additionally, candidates must complete other requirements of the state of Ohio before the appropriate PK-6, 4-9, or 5-12 principal’s license will be issued, including receiving a passing score on the related state assessment test.
Other Candidates – Applicants who seek administrative licensure in states other than Ohio bear the responsibility to determine whether completion of the IWU Graduate Certificate School Administration program will meet the academic and assessment requirements of the state in which licensure is sought.
All SA candidates must complete two three-credit hour internships, six credits total, over an eight-month period with a qualified, onsite mentor. Candidates should anticipate paying additional clinical experience fees during EDL 612 and EDL 625 to remunerate the services of a mentor.
All candidates must secure a principal-mentor for each internship course at the school in which they are currently leading or teaching. The mentor administrator must have a principal's license and be able to attend scheduled video conferences with the internship professor. The principal-mentor will work with the candidate throughout each course.
Indiana Wesleyan University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission (HLC), www.hlcommission.org, 312-263-0456. Other accreditations and associations of Indiana Wesleyan University are available at www.indwes.edu/about/iwu-profile/accreditation.
Education programs at Indiana Wesleyan University are accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), 1140 19th Street, Suite 400, Washington, D.C. 20036, 202-223-0077.
