Inspired Leaders Principal Licensure Program

The Inspired Leaders Principal Licensure Program features:

• Nationally accredited and Standards-based, aligned with the new Ohio Standards for Principals.
• Accelerated Program Track: 11 courses (22 credit hours) in 16 months.
• Cohort Model: cultivating professional learning networks.
• 100% Online Format with synchronous online course meetings on select Saturdays.
• Instructors are Scholar Practitioners - school leaders who are currently engaged in building and district-level leadership work.

Over 70% of CEL program graduates are hired into new jobs in administration and school leadership.

Visit our CEL Admissions Procedures page for application directions for the Inspired Leaders Program.

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Admissions Requirements

To qualify, candidates must meet requirements:

• A Master's degree
• Minimum G.P.A: 3.0
• Two years of teaching experience under a valid teaching license, OR
• Two years successful work experience in a school under a pupil service license, which would include individuals working as school counselors, psychologists, nurses, audiologists, social workers, speech-language pathologists, and orientation and mobility specialists.

​For educators that do not yet have a master's degree, please visit our M.Ed. in Educational Leadership Cohort Track Program page.

Course Sequence

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