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Principal Licensure
Defiance College's accelerated five-course program is 100% online. A 200 hour internship can be completed within your school district. Candidates can complete the program in as few as 3 semesters. Licenses may be earned in the following grade bands: PK-6, 4-9, or 5-12.
- 8-week courses, 100% online
- Spring start dates: January 11 & March 15
- Summer start dates: May 10 & July 6
- Fall start dates: August 30 & October 25
- No application fee
- No GRE/GMAT
- Affordable tuition with no additional fees
- Academic support services
DC PRINCIPAL LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS
- A completed application for admission
- Official transcripts from each institution of higher education attended
- Letters of recommendation from two individuals who can speak to your performance as a teacher – one from an immediate supervisor
- Statement of Purpose for pursuing a principal license
- 3.00 graduate GPA (or 3.00 undergraduate GPA if taking the Master of Arts in Education (MAE) simultaneously*)
*NOTE: Because a master's degree is required to obtain a principal license in the state of Ohio, interested applicants who have not earned a master's degree may simultaneously apply to DC's Master of Arts in Education program.
OHIO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION LICENSURE APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
Before applying for the principal license, candidates must:
- Complete two years of successful teaching under a professional teaching license in the grade bands of the desired license
- Complete a master's degree program
- Complete an approved principal's licensure program
- Pass the Ohio Assessments for Educators Educational Leadership (015) Assessment
- Receive the recommendation of the head of teacher education of the institution attended
- Pass a criminal background (FBI/BCI) check
COURSES
- EDUC 620 The Principalship and Instructional Leadership (3)
- EDUC 621 School Finance and Human Resources (3)
- EDUC 622 Educational Law and Ethics (3)
- EDUC 623 Special Education, Law, Policies, and Procedures (3)
- EDUC 624 School Culture, Families, and Communities: Equity and Cultural Responsiveness (3)
- EDUC 691 Internship (1-3) - repeatable 5 times
MEET THE FACULTY
Carla Higgins, Ph.D., Program Director
Jo Ann Burkhardt, Ph.D.
Fred W. Coulter, Ph.D.
