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 PK-12 Administration program fall 2008 or later, 23-24
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 the bachelor's degree. To earn the
Certificate in PK-12 Administration while pursuing licensure as a
director of community education you are required to earn 24
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?
A non-certificate option is available to you if you can answer
"yes" to one of the following questions:
- Are you already licensed as an educational administrator in
Minnesota and seeking an additional license?
- Are you licensed as an administrator in another state?
- Have you completed extensive coursework in educational
administration but without earning a license?
Your adviser will help you decide if the non-certificate option
is right for you. When choosing this option, you are required to 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—Leadership Portfolio Seminar (1 credit)
- EDPA 5324—Strategic Financial Planning for Educational Leaders (3 credits)
- EDPA 5396—Field Experience in K-12 Administration: Authentic
Practice in Leadership (3 credits)
- Overview course appropriate to license sought (3 credits)
- EDPA 5321—The Principal as Leader of High Performing Schools (principal’s license)
- EDPA 5322—Leaders in the Superintendency and Central Office (superintendent’s license)
- EDPA 5389—Community Education Leadership
(director of community education license or principal for
alternative and charter schools)
- EDPA 5368—Leadership for Special Education Services
In addition, you will be required to fulfill the 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, you must gain administrative experience at all three
levels at the following ratio: a minimum of 240 hours at the level at
which you 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?
The application for the administrative licensure program includes
the Application Form [.doc], a
1-2 page essay, and transcripts showing the coursework you have
completed beyond your bachelor's degree. These need not be official
for us to review initially. But, 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 is a sealed envelope.
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.
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.
How do I register?
Once you are admitted to the program you will register for courses
online. Please see 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 received 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 who have submitted the pre-assessment.
Contact Karen Potter at 612-625-9087 or
kppotter@umn.edu to
request a course permission number for this class.
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. Please contact Karen Potter for permission to register.
University Internet and e-mail
accounts
How do I get a University of Minnesota internet and e-mail
account?
Once you are accepted into the licensure program you will receive a student ID number.
This number will allow you to activate your Internet and e-mail account at
www.umn.edu/initiate. Once
your University e-mail is activated, you will have online access to
your academic and financial records.
I already have an e-mail account that I use regularly. Why do
I need another one?
The University-assigned student e-mail account is the
University's official means of communication with all students. You
are responsible for all information sent to you via this 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.
What happens during the pre-panel session? Who do I contact to
schedule my pre-panel?
During your pre-panel session your adviser prepares you for your panel
and reviews the paperwork that you must compile and complete prior
to endorsement to the state.
To schedule your pre-panel session, contact Neal Nickerson at
nicke001@umn.edu or
612-624-0815, or Gloria Kumagai at
kumag011@umn.edu or 612-626-8244.
When should I schedule my review panel?
We recommend that you schedule four to six months in advance.
Panels are scheduled two days per month between September and
February. From March through May and from late June through July we
schedule panels once per week. We avoid scheduling panels in August
because school administrators are busy preparing for the upcoming
school year and are not available to sit on panels.
How do I set up a date for my review panel?
Contact Karen Potter at 612-625-9087 or
kppotter@umn.edu.
I have an incomplete on my record. Can I have my review panel
anyway?
No. The licensure review panel is intended to be your last step
before being endorsed for licensure. Consequently, we expect you to
have your coursework completed before standing before the panel—the
only exceptions being courses you have in progress and your field
experience, both of which must be near completion. For your field
experience to be considered "near completion" you must show that you
have finished a good portion of your hours at your preferred level
and 40 hours at each of your two other levels.
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 will be on my review panel?
The review panel will consist 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 and one or more of
these individuals will hold a license in the area you are pursuing licensure.
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