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Educational Leadership Certificate

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Overview

Guided by the belief that the most important purposes of schooling are teaching and learning, the programs in educational leadership are designed to develop effective educational leaders. Students are guided in their personal development of a vision of excellence in schooling. Research-based studies of educational policy, instructional leadership, management skills, and effective schools as well as studies of successful innovations in practice characterize the programs. 

Prerequisites

  • Applicants must hold a master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • Applicants must hold a professional, not temporary Florida teaching certificate 
  • Applicants must demonstrate prior successful completion of graduate level courses in
    1. educational research, and
    2. social foundations of education
  • Students must pass all sections of the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) prior to completing the program

Special Notes

Certificate programs are not eligible for financial aid. Please visit the Department of Financial Aid for more information regarding eligibility.

Application Deadlines

Fall Term . . . . . . . . August 1
Spring Term . . . . . December 1
Summer Term . . . April 15

Graduate Program Director

Dr. Laura Boilini
Clinical Assistant Professor
(904) 620-5487
Building 57, Room 3424

The following items must be submitted no later then the deadline posted above. Incomplete applications with outstanding requirements, or those post-marked after the posted deadline, are subject to cancellation. Once an application has been canceled, the decision can not be reversed. Applicants may apply for the next application cycle.

  • UNF admission application
  • Application fee
  • If applicable, collection holds and judicial holds must be cleared
  • All of the below university and program requirements
  • University Requirements
    • A baccalaureate degree from an accepted institutional accreditor, or its equivalent from a foreign institution, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher in all work attempted in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate study.
    • Transcripts, and foreign evaluations if applicable, from all post-secondary institutions attended. Admitted students will be prompted to provide official copies. 
  • Program Requirements
    • Resume
    • Professional licensure
      • Applicants must hold a professional, not temporary, Florida teaching certificate 
    • Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution
    • Students must pass all sections of the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE) prior to completing the program
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