Educational Leadership, Ed.S.

To be considered, applicants must qualify for regular admission to the program.

In addition to the minimum Graduate School admission requirements, to be considered for regular admission, applicants must:

hold a valid Alabama Class A Professional Educator certificate in Instructional Leadership or a valid Class A Professional Leadership certificate
meet one of the following criteria:

currently serving as a superintendent, assistant or associate superintendent, principal, assistant principal, supervisor (any subject and/or grade level), administrator of career and technical education, coordinator or evaluator;
three years of experience in an instructional leadership position; OR
demonstrate each of the abilities in the Class A Instructional Leadership standards

To be considered, applicants must:

hold a valid master’s level professional educator certificate in any teaching field or area of instructional support,
have a minimum of three full years of full-time teaching experience in a P-12 setting

English Language Requirements: TOEFL score 79; IELTS score 6.5; PTE score 59; Duolingo English Test score 105.