Educational Leadership

• Initial Administrator License program

Application Timeline

The Graduate Admissions office will confirm via email the receipt and status of your application file. Any outstanding items will be noted.

Applicants will also receive email notification when the application file is complete and ready for faculty review.

Applications for the master’s degree and license-only programs will be reviewed by faculty and the Graduate Admissions Committee on a rolling basis. That is, files will be reviewed once all application requirements are met. The Graduate Admissions Committee meets every month of the year except August.

Prerequisites

• Applicants must hold a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or the foreign equivalent.
• Applicants must hold an Oregon teaching or personnel service license and have three years of successful teaching and/or personnel service experience in the public schools or regionally accredited private schools. If an applicant has less than three years experience, Lewis & Clark may, after reviewing the application, request a waiver of the state’s Teacher Standards and Practices Commission regarding this requirement.

Application Requirements

The following are required for the Initial Administrator License-only program:

1. Application Form
   You may use our online application or our paper application (pdf.). You may also contact the Graduate Office of Admissions to receive an application packet by mail.
2. Application Fee
   A $50 nonrefundable application fee is required. Online application: the fee is payable with a credit card or electronic check. Paper application: submit a check payable to “Lewis & Clark College”. Alumni of the graduate school will have the opportunity to request an application fee waiver.
3. Personal Essays
   Download our Personal Essays Form (pdf.) for Initial Administrator License program essay topics and instructions. Essays may be submitted electronically (email attachment or as part of the online application) or in paper format (hand delivered, mailed or faxed) and may be single-spaced or double-spaced.
4. Three Letters of Recommendation
   Three letters and three Recommendation for Admission forms (pdf.) must be submitted. The forms and letters should be written by three individuals who know you and are qualified to evaluate your academic competence, character and/or experience in professional or leadership roles. Professors, supervisors, and employers are often the best sources. References from a personal therapist, family members, or friends are not accepted.
5. Official Transcripts
   Applicants must hold a baccalaureate degree and a master’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or the foreign equivalent. Official, sealed transcripts must be submitted from each post-secondary institution attended regardless of the length of study or the number of courses taken. Faxed transcripts are not considered official by the Graduate School. Graduates of a non-U.S. university system are required to provide officially evaluated and translated copies of all their college transcripts. Official evaluations and translations are done by outside agencies. Information regarding three such agencies can be found by going to Information for International Students.
6. Grade Point Average (GPA)
   All applicants must hold a minimum undergraduate GPA of 2.75 (on a 4.0 scale) and a minimum graduate GPA of 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale). Students who graduated from an institution using a 5.0 scale must have earned a minimum of 3.75 GPA  in their graduate degree and a 3.4 GPA for the undergraduate degree.
7. Professional Educational Experience Form (pdf.)
    Applicants must document three years of successful licensed teaching and/or personnel service experience in public schools or regionally accredited private schools.
8. Resume
   Submit a current professional resume listing positions that you have held for three months or longer including your current position.
9. Test Scores
   No test scores are required for admission to this program.

Additional Information

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