Licensing educational administrators
Frequently asked questions
Credit and course requirements
Application materials
Tuition and fees
Registration and classes
University Internet and e-mail
accounts
Review panels
Credit and course requirements
How many credits do I need to complete the program?
For the K-12 principal, superintendent, and director of special
education licenses, state regulations require that you accrue a total
of 60 semester or 90 quarter credits beyond the bachelor's degree.
This total includes those credits received from a master's,
specialist, or doctorate degree. For students accepted into the
certificate in preK-12 administration program fall 2003 or later, 20
credits through the University of Minnesota are required for each
license.
For the director of community education license, state regulations
require that you complete 20 semester or 30 quarter graduate-level
credits beyond a previously attained bachelor's degree. Through the
certificate in preK-12 administration students are required to earn 20
credits through the University of Minnesota.
What classes do I have to take?
See the program
requirements page for a complete list of the courses required
for the certificate in PK-12 administration program.
Is there a non-certificate option for licensure?
In some cases such as an individual already licensed as an
educational administrator in Minnesota and seeking an additional
license, a student having been a licensed and practicing administrator
in another state, or an individual with extensive coursework in
educational administration but without a license, the candidate may
enroll in the non-certificate program. When choosing this option, with
the approval of your adviser, the candidate must complete a minimum of
11 credits through the University of Minnesota as well as other
requirements as specified below. The 11 credits include:
- EDPA 5386—Portfolio Seminar - 1 credit
- EDPA 5324—Financial Management in Secondary-Elementary Education
- 3 credits
- EDPA 5396—Field Experience in K-12 Administration - 3 credits
- Overview course appropriate to license sought - 3 credits
- EDPA 5321—The Principalship (principal’s license)
- EDPA 5322—School Superintendent (superintendent’s license)
- EDPA 5389—Administration of Community and Alternative Programs
(director of community education license or principal for
alternative and charter schools)
- EDPA 5368—Special Services Policy and Administration
In addition, students are required to fulfill state licensing
degree and credit requirements listed above, as well as complete a
human relations course, and create an electronic portfolio.
I want to work on a K-12 principal license. What kind of field
experience do I need in order to receive endorsement?
Since a K-12 principal license covers elementary, middle, and high
school, candidates must gain administrative experience at all three
levels at the following ratio: a minimum of 240 hours at the level at
which students plan to practice and a minimum of 40 hours each at the
other two levels. At the level of intended practice, the field
experience is a hands-on experience with active participation. At the
other two levels, the field experience is usually observation and
research.
Application materials
What application forms do I fill out?
There is one application for the administrative licensure program.
If you intend to begin classes immediately, you should also obtain a
first-time registration for non-degree-seeking students packet [.pdf] and a
CEHD
Credit Enrollment Request Form [.pdf] and send those forms with
your application to the program. Information on how to complete those
forms is available at
Course registration procedures.
Send all materials to Dr. Ann Werner, Department of Educational
Policy, 330 Wulling Hall, 86 Pleasant St. S.E. Minneapolis, MN 55455.
Are there materials that I should send in addition to the two
application forms?
Please send copies of your transcripts. These need not be official
for us to initially review. However, later in the program we will
require that you provide us with official copies of all transcripts.
To be considered official, the transcripts must be sent directly to
Dr. Ann Werner in a sealed envelope.
Can I apply for financial aid?
Financial aid is available for
students in the certificate in PK-12 administration program. Contact
the
Office of
Student Finances
at 612-624-1111, 200 Fraser Hall, 106 Pleasant Street
S.E., Minneapolis, MN 55455, to apply for financial aid.
Scholarship
information is also available at the College's Web site.
Tuition and fees
For current tuition rates, see the
College's tuition and fees Web
site. Tuition rates are determined annually by the University of
Minnesota Board of Regents before fall semester.
Residents of Wisconsin, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Manitoba
may be eligible for special tuition reciprocity rates comparable to
Minnesota resident rates. More information is available at One
Stop's
Reciprocity Information Web site.
Registration and classes
How do I register?
New and continuing students should read
Course registration procedures
for detailed instructions regarding registration.
How do I find out what courses are being offered, and whether or
not a course I want has been cancelled?
Our program's Web site contains the most up-to-date information on
our classes. If we cancel a class, we will remove it from the Web site
and inform the students currently registered for that class. It is
also removed from the One Stop
Class
Schedule site. Note that this only occurs due to low enrollment,
and we notify students as far in advance as possible.
I'm registering close to the time my class starts. Am I going to
be able to get into the class I want?
In cases where enrollment has been too large for one section, a
second section is usually added. Therefore, it would be unusual that a
course would not be available.
I'm registering on the first night of class or after its start
date. Am I going to be assessed a late fee?
Yes. The office of Student Services
will not cancel those late fees for any reason less than exceptional
circumstances. You must register on time.
View the start dates of administrative licensure courses.
I'm registering online, and I receive a message saying that I
need a course permission number or departmental approval in order to
register. What does this mean, and where do I get it?
Certain courses at the University require instructor or
departmental approval before you can register. The only class in our
program that requires the instructor's permission is EDPA 5396—Field
Experience in Educational Administration. It is a restricted course
that is open only to students formally enrolled in the licensure
program.
Contact Karen Potter at 612-625-9087 or
kppotter@umn.edu to request a course permission
number for this class. If you
receive this message for any other class, cease online registration
and enroll via a
CEHD Credit
Enrollment Request Form [.pdf].
I'm going to enroll online for classes that don't start until
after the first week of the semester. Is there a complication to
registering for such classes?
Yes. If you try to register online after the first week of the
semester for any classes that start later in the semester, the
registration system will ask you for course permission numbers for all
courses. Though they are available as stated above, we do not
recommend their use since you will be automatically be assessed a $50
late fee. Follow the instructions under the previous question.
University Internet and e-mail
accounts
Students accepted into the program receive a student ID number.
With this number you can activate your Internet account at
www.umn.edu/initiate. Once
your University e-mail is activated, you will be placed on our
program's electronic mailing list, which we use to communicate
important information to all students.
The University-assigned student e-mail account is the University's
official means of communication with all students. Students are
responsible for all information sent to them via the University
assigned e-mail account.
If you do not plan on checking your University account you can
forward messages to another account. Refer to the instructions on the
Internet account management
page. If a student chooses to forward the University e-mail
account, he or she is still responsible for all the information,
including attachments, sent to the University e-mail account.
Review panels
What happens during the pre-panel session? Is it required? What
should I bring?
You are required to participate in a pre-panel session. In this
session an adviser prepares you for the panel. A number of forms and
paperwork must be compiled and completed prior to endorsement to the
state. It is helpful if they are available to review during the
pre-panel.
You must have on file: University application to the licensure
program, program fee, state license application, culminating
requirements report, copy of teaching license, finger print card and
application fee (only applicable if this is a first license in
Minnesota), letter on letterhead verifying completion of field
experience hours and signed by mentors (for principal field
experience, include signature of mentor at all three levels), and
official copies of transcripts. To be considered official, the
transcript must be sent directly to Dr. Ann Werner in
a sealed envelope.
When should I schedule my review panel?
We recommend that you schedule four to six months in advance.
How do I set up a date for my review panel?
Contact Karen Potter at 612-625-9087 or
kppotter@umn.edu.
What happens if I postpone my scheduled review panel?
We will reschedule you as we can. Sometimes it is difficult to find
an alternative time slot between the months of March and July.
Who is going to be on my review panel?
The review panel will consists of one facilitator representing the
University of Minnesota and two administrators from the Twin Cities or
Greater Minnesota area. All of our panelists have considerable
experience in the areas in which they are licensed. One or more of
these individuals will hold a license in the area in which you want to
receive licensure.
updated December 2007
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