Educational Leadership, Post Masters Certificate
Applicants should follow the graduate admission process in this catalog and on the Marshall website at http://www.marshall.edu/graduate/admissions/how-to-apply-for-admission. Applicants should apply on the Distance-Only application and select "Certificate (PM): Educational Leadership" on the application.
In addition to Marshall University's requirements for graduate admission, applicants must have:
- A master's degree in education from a CAEP-accredited institution with an overall graduate Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
- One of the following:
- A professional Teaching License;
- A Career and Technical Education Teaching Certificate; or
- A Student Support Certificate in School Counseling.
- A minimum of two years of teaching or school counseling experience at the time of admission to the program.
- Students will follow a program Plan of Study consisting of 18 credit hours.
- Every student must designate a practicing principal/supervisor/superintendent who agrees to act as his or her mentor during the program.
- Field experiences are a required component of this program and are embedded in program classes. Some field experiences are embedded in the program classes, and the remainder are completed in the LS 660 Capstone: School Management course.
- All admitted students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher. Students may not earn more than two grades of C in the program.
- Upon completion of the program, candidates seeking school principal/supervisor/superintendent in West Virginia are required to pass the PRAXIS 5412 Educational Leadership Administration and Supervision test.
- West Virginia Licensure also requires the candidate to complete the Evaluation Leadership Institute from the West Virginia Department of Education.
- Students seeking licensure in other states should contact the state's local licensing agency for information on requirements.