Admission Requirements | Online Ohio Principal Licensure Certificate Program
Degree/Credentials: Master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
Undergraduate Achievement: Possess an undergraduate cumulative grade point average equal to or greater than 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale).
Experience: Provide a curriculum vitae or résumé.
Essay and Writing Ability: Applicants will submit an essay of approximately 250-500 words that outlines the applicant’s career aspirations and rationale for applying to the program. This piece will demonstrate the candidate’s ability to write at the graduate level.
Professional Recommendations: Provide one recommendation from an employer or former professor who is in a position to judge the applicant’s potential for graduate-level study and research, as well as suitability for educational leadership.
Consideration for Conditional Admission: Applicants who do not meet the above criteria will be judged on a case-by-case basis and will be asked to submit additional documentation in an attempt to gain conditional admission.
Personal Interview: Applicants may be selected for an interview conducted using phone or videoconferencing. Applicants who successfully complete the interview will be admitted into the Ohio principal's licensure certificate program.
Entrance to the Ohio Principal's Licensure Certificate Program
Fulfill all entrance requirements and possess at least one of the following criteria:
- Possess a cumulative undergraduate GPA equal to or greater than 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale)
- Document satisfactory scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE): Verbal greater than or equal to 145, Quantitative greater than or equal to 144, and writing greater than or equal to 3.75
- Possess a cumulative graduate GPA greater than or equal than to 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) from at least six semester hours
OTHER ADMISSION/ENROLLMENT RELATED INFORMATION
Enrollment Deposit: If admitted to the program, candidates are required to submit a non-refundable deposit of $100. This deposit will be applied toward tuition charges. Pay Your Deposit
TOEFL Requirement: For admission into the Master of Education program, applicants whose primary language is not English must have a recent IBT (Internet- Based TOEFL) score of 100 or more in addition to meeting other program requirements.
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