Post-Master's Certificate in Superintendent Certification
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admission Requirements: Master's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Masters
Number of Credits to Completion: 16.0
Instructional Delivery: Online
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 1 year
Financial Aid Eligibility: Not aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.0411
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code:
About the Program
The online Superintendent Certificate Program is a transformative journey for aspiring educational leaders. Here’s how this program equips you to steer schools, districts and educational organizations with agility and vision:
1. Adaptability and Agility: As a superintendent, you’ll face a dynamic landscape. Our program hones your ability to adapt swiftly to emerging opportunities and challenges. Whether it’s technological advancements, policy shifts, or community needs, you’ll lead with resilience.
2. Practitioner-Based Curriculum: Our curriculum is grounded in practical experience. Through internships, you’ll apply theory to real-world scenarios. Expect hands-on learning that bridges theory and practice.
3. Systems Thinking: Effective leadership requires a systems approach. You’ll explore the intricate web of educational systems, understanding how decisions impact students, staff, and communities.
4. PA Superintendent Certification: Upon program completion and six years of satisfactory school experience (with at least three years in a supervisory or administrative role), you’ll be eligible to apply for PA superintendent certification.
5. Global Relevance: While PA serves as our foundation, we recognize that educational leadership transcends borders. Other states and countries may have varying requirements, but our program prepares you for leadership on a global scale.
Join the Ranks
Are you ready to shape the future of education? Apply to the online Superintendent Certificate Program and become part of a cohort committed to excellence, equity, and transformative leadership.
Your journey to superintendent certification begins here!
Admission Requirements
Master’s Degree and three years of administrative experience (or in the process of acquiring administrative experience with the expectation of completing 3 years of admin. experience).
Program Requirements
| Superintendent Letter of Eligibility Required Courses * | ||
| EDAM 817 | Curriculum Models | 3.0 |
| EDAM 820 | School Superintendency | 3.0 |
| EDAM 824 | Parents and Schools | 3.0 |
| EDEX 712 | Instructional & Curriculum Leadership in Special Education | 3.0 |
| Required Internships ** | ||
| EDAM 827 | School Superintendent's Internship: Curriculum Models | 1.0 |
| EDAM 828 | School Superintendent's Internship: Parents and Schools | 1.0 |
| EDAM 829 | School Superintendent's Internship: Budget and Finance | 1.0 |
| EDAM 830 | School Superintendent's Internship: Human Resource Development | 1.0 |
| Total Credits | 16.0 | |
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This program is approved for students with appropriate background and seeking Pennsylvania School Superintendent Certification.
If student's home state has a school superintendent certification, student will need to contact that state's department of education for eligibility requirements.
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Any student required to participate in a program field experience and/or internship as a component of their coursework will be required to submit all required background checks/clearance(s) and field placement applications prior to beginning coursework.
Sample Plan of Study
| First Year | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
| EDEX 712 | 3.0 | EDAM 824 | 3.0 | EDAM 820 | 3.0 | EDAM 817 | 3.0 |
| EDAM 828 | 1.0 | EDAM 829 | 1.0 | EDAM 830 | 1.0 | EDAM 827 | 1.0 |
| 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total Credits 16 | |||||||
Additional Information
More information is available at the School of Education's website.