Program Overview

The program consists of eight (8) courses for twenty four (24) credit hours. It is a licensure program and not a degree program. Kentucky candidates may apply the hours toward a Rank I with additional coursework that is appropriate for school leaders. The additional coursework must be approved by the Kentucky advisor. 

Applications are due by June 1 and February 1 for admission to the program. For applications submitted by June 1, each applicant will be notified of the decision on the application by July 1 and may begin coursework in August. For applications submitted by February 1, each applicant will be notified of the decision on the application by March 1 and may begin coursework in May. Up to twenty five (25) candidates will be admitted to each cohort each year. For candidates admitted after 7/15/2011 who do not earn credit for course work at IU Southeast during any one-year period will be required to meet new requirements in effect when they resume their course work at IU Southeast. Candidates with a two-year gap in coursework must meet with an advisor and reapply for admission.

Curriculum

Candidates must complete the following courses and meet the program requirements as indicated under each license. 

Indiana Rules 2002 Building Level Administrator (P-12) License Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Be admitted to both the Graduate Education Program and the Educational Leadership Program at IU Southeast.
2. Hold a valid Indiana classroom teaching license.
3. Have a Master's degree and have completed the following course requirements:

• EDUC J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3)
• EDUC A500 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3)
• EDUC A510 School-Community Relations (3)
• EDUC A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3)
• EDUC A625 Administration of the Elementary School (3) or EDUC A627 Secondary School Administration (3) with transition assignments completed.
• EDUC E536 Supervision of Elementary School Instruction (3) or EDUC S655 Supervision of Secondary School Instruction (3) with transition assignments completed.
• EDUC A635 Public School Budgeting and Accounting (3)
• EDUC A695 Practicum in School Administration (3 one-hour sections)

Candidates are required to complete a professional portfolio (based upon the Indiana Office of Educator Licensing and Development/IU Southeast/ISLLC standards) that includes but is not limited to artifacts from each of the seven required courses.

Kentucky Level II Principal (Primary through Grade 12) License Candidates must meet the following requirements:

1. Be admitted to both the Graduate Education Program and the Educational Leadership Program at IU Southeast.
2. Hold a valid Kentucky classroom teaching license.
3. Have a Master's degree and have completed the following course requirements:
   • EDUC A500 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3)
   • EDUC A653 The Organizational Context of Education (3)
   • EDUC A510 School and Community Relations (3)
   • EDUC A638 Public School Personnel Management (3)
   • EDUC A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3)
   • EDUC A635 Public School Budgeting and Accounting (3)
   • EDUC A695 Practicum in Educational Leadership (3 one-hour sections)
   • EDUC J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3)

Candidates are required to complete a professional portfolio (based upon the Indiana Office of Educator Licensing and Development/IU Southeast/ISLLC standards) that includes but is not limited to artifacts from each of the seven required courses.

For more information, see our handbook section on program requirements (PDF format).

Advising Information

Advising session information for Educational Leadership may be seen by clicking HERE.

Interested persons must attend an advising session. No reservation is required.  Before attending an Educational Leadership advising session, review program information on this website.  Application deadlines are February 1 and June 1. For further information, contact Graduate Programs Advisor, Mrs. Jane Riehl, HH0031, (812) 941-2449, jriehl@ius.edu.

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Admission Requirements

Applying to the Educational Leadership Program 

1. Attend a mandatory Advising Session. https://www.ius.edu/education/Events.cfm.  
2. Complete the online Application:  https://onestart.iu.edu/sisad-prd/p/Guest.do?methodToCall=start&inst=IUSEA&career=GRAD  
3. In the Personal Statement area of the online application, upload an essay that explains why you want to be a building level administrator, how you have impacted student learning and how you have served as a school leader.
4. Three letters of recommendation that address your leadership skills must be submitted.  One must be from a current or recent supervisor.  Use the Recommendation Tab on the online application to request electronically.  If desired, letters may be mailed directly to Records Specialist.
5.  Submission of application requires $35 application fee. ***Please note that persons who have previously paid an application fee for an IU Southeast graduate program need not pay another application fee.  Should one wish to investigate whether this applies to her/him, please contact our School’s Records Specialist at mwild@ius.edu or 812/941.2388.
6. Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended (unless from an IU school) to the address provided below.  A minimum 3.0 GPA must be reflected on all transcripts.  
7. Submit a copy of current teaching license.  A scanned copy of license will be accepted if applicant prefers to email it directly to the Records Specialist.

Please note:  Indiana candidates must have been admitted to the Elementary or Secondary MS program at Indiana University Southeast or hold an MS or MAT degree.  Kentucky candidates must have completed an MS or MAT degree.

Send materials in one mailing to:
School of Education
Hillside Hall 0024
4201 Grant Line Rd
New Albany, IN  47150

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Program Completion Requirements

Sequence of Courses, Overview of Curriculum, and Information on Field and Clinical Hours

Attention Kentucky Candidates:  Due to a new regulation being considered by the Kentucky EPSB, out-of-state programs will have to consist of thirty hours to be compatible with Kentucky universities’ redesigned programs.  Candidates admitted to an out-of-state program prior to January 1, 2012 will be exempt provided they complete the program before January 31, 2014.  Due to this change, the IU Southeast graduate program is reviewing the Educational Leadership program in order to determine how to address this new requirement.  We plan to have a proposal ready no later than the end of February.  We will post it on this website. The proposal will then go through the campus approval process before it takes effect.  We anticipate that we will be able to admit Kentucky candidates this summer to the redesigned program.  Until that time, we will not admit any Kentucky applicants.  We will continue to admit Indiana candidates under the current 24 hour program.   For more information contact Robin Fankhauser at rfankhau@ius.edu 

Forms

(Note: These files are PDF Documents. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view them.)

• Application for Practicum (PDF)
• Mentor-School District Agreement (PDF)