Department of Educational Leadership

For decades, UIS has produced Illinois' strong and successful leaders in Education. Choose your path and complete a certificate, add an endorsement, or obtain a Masters degree to lead you to the next step in your career.

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Valued, Needed, Influential Leadership

Graduate programs in Educational Leadership lead to careers in Instructional Design, Higher Education Administration, Technology Coordinators, Curriculum Directors, Community College Faculty, Educational Consultants, or to new positions in the PK-12 system such as Principal, Superintendent, Special Education, or ESL.

Master of Art in Educational Leadership

M.A. in Educational Leadership

Principal Preparation Course Descriptions

Principal Endorsement

Admission Requirements

Portfolio Rubric

Interview Rubric

Forms

Department Forms

Special Approval Request EDL 526-531

Student Petition

IL Licensure Testing System

ISBE Entitlement Request Form for Principal, Supt., and CSBO (one typed copy with signature is needed).

Graduation Application (after login, select the “Graduation” tab).