Program Description

This certificate Educational Leadership provides candidates with the content knowledge necessary to meet GaPSC requirements for Tier I Educational Leadership certification. It is an eighteen (18) hour program. Admission to Tier I is open to any individual who meets the admission requirements of the Educator Preparation Provider (EPP).  

Admission to and completion of Tier I does not ensure employment in a leadership position. Under state law, completion of an approved Tier I program will not lead to additional pay until employed by a Local Unit of Administration (LUA) in a leadership position that requires Tier I certification. 

EPPs may limit admission based upon program capacity; in other words, admission may be limited if a provider caps enrollment based on various resources including the ability to place candidates with trained mentors. The program is highly professionally oriented, and candidates for the program are expected to currently be employed in an organization providing professional educational services (e.g., school, regional educational service agency, department of education). Field activities incorporate practical and theoretical knowledge necessary for today’s educational leader. 

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete this program will be able to: 

1. Develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
2. Act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
3. Strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
4. Develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
5. Cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
6. Develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
7. Foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
8. Engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
9. Manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
10. Act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

 This program is a part of the Leland and Clarice C. Bagwell College of Education . 

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Admissions, Enrollment, and Graduation Criteria

Admissions Criteria

The following are program-specific criteria beyond the general Graduate Admissions  requirements. To be considered for admission to this program, the following application materials must be submitted to the KSU Graduate Admissions Office: 

• Master’s degree in an educational field 
• Employment role in an organization providing educational services*  
• 2.75 GPA in bachelor’s degree coursework or most recent graduate degree   
• Evidence of at least two years of teaching experience 
• Admissions Portfolio 
• Professional Resume
• Recommendation Form from school system administrator or designee 
• EDL Mentor Form demonstrating that the mentor is actively employed in a leadership position in a P-12 school or LUA and holds a clear, renewable PSC Leadership Tier I (FLD700) or Leadership Tier II (FLD710) Certificate Field. 
• GACE Leadership Ethic Assessment Completion Certificate 
• Clear Renewable Georgia Educator Certificate** 

 * Candidates are required to be employed as teachers or administrators in a traditional public school district, a charter school district, a charter school, or an independent school. By PSC regulation, candidates must be referred for admissions by their respective schools/districts, and Kennesaw State University must hold a Performance-Based partnership with the referring district. 

 ** Individuals from out of state who are not seeking Georgia certification are strongly advised to contact their respective state licensing agency to determine if this program curriculum meets the requirements in their state. 

Enrollment Criteria

This program does not have specific enrollment requirements. 

Graduation Criteria

Each student is expected to meet the requirements outlined in Academic Policy 5.0 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & GRADUATION .

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Program Course Requirements