Educational Leadership Requirements

School Building Leader 

Degree: M.S.E.

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Online Application
  • Personal Statement
  • C.V. or Resume
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
  • Two Letters of Recommendation (one must be from your current supervisor)
  • $80 Application Fee

Applicants must have a provisional or permanent state certificate in teaching or another appropriate and acceptable educational specialty, and have a minimum of two years paid, full-time teaching/counseling experience

Catholic Educational Leadership

Degree: M.S.E.

  • Minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Online Application
  • Personal Statement
  • C.V. or Resume
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • $80 Application Fee

Church and Non-Public School Leadership

Degree: Ph.D.

  • Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA and 3.5 graduate GPA
  • Online Application
  • Personal Statement
  • C.V. or Resume
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • $80 Application Fee

Educational Leadership, Administration, and Policy (K-12)

Degree: Ed.D.

  • Minimum 3.0 undergraduate GPA and 3.5 graduate GPA
  • Online Application
  • Personal Statement
  • C.V. or Resume (one must be from your current supervisor)
  • Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate coursework
  • Two Letters of Recommendation
  • $80 Application Fee

Applicants must also:

  • Complete three years of appropriate leadership experience in a PreK-12 education setting (e.g., assistant principal, school administrator, district leader, superintendent, teacher leader, student support director, or department chair) 
  • possess appropriate professional administrative certification;
  • possess a master's degree, including fundamental and intermediate courses equivalent to those required by the division; and
  • show evidence of academic ability, effective communication skills, leadership potential, and seriousness of purpose.