The Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies offers licensure in the following programs:

• Building Level Administrator P-12
• School Superintendent
• Director of Exceptional Needs
• Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Note: Because of changes in the requirements of the Division of Professional Standards, the administrator licensing program is subject to change at any time. Please check with the Educational Leadership program or the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies for the most current requirements.

Building Level Administrator P-12

This 24 credit-hour program prepares you for P-12 building-level leadership positions, including principal or assistant principal.

To earn this license, candidates must:

• Hold a master’s degree
• Hold a proficient or accomplished practitioner license, or a valid equivalent out-of-state license
  • Students without a teaching license may apply to this program, if they can validate their reasons in the personal statement on the application
• Complete the 24-credit hour program, including the A695 practicum course (at least 18 credits must be earned through IU Bloomington)
• Maintain a GPA of at least 3.0 in all licensure course work taken at Indiana University
  • Since this licensure-only program does not involve the awarding of a degree, regulations governing course recency do not apply
• Achieve a qualifying score on the CORE School Leaders Licensure Assessment

Individuals completing administrative programs are required by the Office of Educator Licensing and Development to complete an induction program during their first two years of service as an administrator. Completion of the two-year induction program will result in eligibility for the five-year proficient practitioner license. Questions about licensure can be directed to:

Office of Educator Licensing Development
Indiana Department of Education
151 West Ohio Street
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Phone: 317-232-9010
Fax: 317-232-9023
licensinghelp@doe.in.gov

Required (24 cr.)

Completion of the following standards-based, performance-driven courses results in fulfilling the ISLLC standards for educational leaders:

• A500 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
• A510 School-Community Relations (3 cr.)
• A515 Educational Leadership: Teacher Development and Evaluation (3 cr.)
• A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3 cr.)
• A624 Educational Leadership: The Principalship K-12 (3 cr.)
• A635 Public School Budgeting and Accounting (3 cr.)
• A695 Practicum in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
  • NOTE: coursework for A695 is completed over a two semester period but students will only register for this course for one semester.
• J500 Instruction in the Context of Curriculum (3 cr.)

See the section on the M.S.Ed. in Educational Leadership (Hybrid and Online) which offers several tracks and meets licensure requirements.

School Superintendent

This 36-credit hour program prepares you for district- level leadership positions, including (but not limited to) superintendent. The School Superintendent License is eight courses beyond those that are required for the Building Level Administration. If you are licensed as a superintendent, you may also serve as building-level administrators in schools serving those grades in which you have at least three years of teaching experience.

To earn this license, candidates must:

• Hold a proficient practitioners license
• Earn an Ed.S. or Ed.D. degree*
• Complete this 36-credit licensure program

*Licensure course work overlaps substantially with both the Ed.S. and Ed.D. program.

At least 18 cr. must be taken on the Bloomington campus.

Required (36 cr.)

Completion of the following standards-based, performance-driven courses results in fulfilling the ISLLC standards for educational leaders:

• A560 Political Perspectives of Education (3 cr.)
• A600 Problems in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
• A615 Advanced School Law (3 cr.)
• A631 Microeconomic Applications to Education (3 cr.)
• A653 Organizational Context of Education (3 cr.)
• A638 Public School Personnel Management (3 cr.)
• A640 Planning Educational Facilities (3 cr.)
• A671 Planning and Change in Educational Organizations (3 cr.) OR A672 Moral Dimensions of Leadership (3 cr.)
• A785 Internship in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
  • NOTE: coursework for A785 is completed over a two semester period but students will only register for this course for one semester.
• H504 History of American Education (3 cr.)
• J630 Curriculum Theory and Practice (or other curriculum course) (3 cr.)
• P507 Assessment in Schools (3 cr.)

*Please note A675 can be substituted for any of the courses above with advisor approval.

Director of Exceptional Needs

Candidates must hold a professional license in one of the following areas: special education, communication disorders, or school psychology. School psychology and communication disorders majors will require 12 credit hours of special education course work. Special education majors will require 8 credit hours of special education course work.

Required (29-33 cr.)
Completion of the following standards-based, performance-driven courses results in fulfilling the ISLLC standards for educational leaders:

Educational Leadership (18 cr.)

• A500 Introduction to Educational Leadership (3 cr.) OR A653 Organizational Context of Education (3 cr.)
• A608 Legal Perspectives on Education (3 cr.)
• A635 Public School Budgeting and Accounting (3 cr.) (this course is preferred) OR A630 Economic Dimensions of Education (3 cr.)
• A675 Leadership in Special Education (3 cr.)
• A735 Building Unified Systems Inclusive of Students with Disabilities (3 cr.)
• A695 Practicum in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)

Special Education (8 cr./12 cr.)

• Special Education Majors: 8 credits of course work selected in consultation with your faculty advisor
• Communications Disorders/School Psychology Majors: 12 credits of course work selected in consultation with your faculty advisor, which should include K525 Assessment and Instruction

Program Evaluation and Curriculum Assessment (3 cr.)
Select one of the following courses:

• J660 Evaluation of School Programs (3 cr.)
• Y535 Evaluation Models and Techniques (3 cr.)

Director of Curriculum and Instruction

Educational Leadership (12 cr.)

• A600 Problems in Educational Leadership (3 cr.)
• A653 Organizational Context of Education (3 cr.)
• A671 Planning and Change in Educational Organization (3 cr.)
• A672 Moral Dimensions of Leadership (3 cr.)

Curriculum Courses (9 cr.)

• J630 Curriculum Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
• J637 Curriculum Development Process (3 cr.)
• J670 Curriculum History of Thought in the United States (3 cr.)

Educational Psychology (9 cr.)

• Y527 Educational Assessment and Psychological Measurement (3 cr.)
• P540 Learning and Cognition in Education (3 cr.)
• Learning and Developmental Sciences/Educational Psychology elective (3 cr.)

Field Based Practicum

• Field Based Practicum will emerge from A672 Moral Dimensions of Leadership (3 cr.) and J637 Curriculum Development Process (3 cr.)