Global Education and Leadership, Graduate Certificate

This Graduate Certificate in Global Education and Leadership prepares and positions educators to develop, sustain, and lead globally-minded schools (preschool to high school). Regardless of geographic location, educators and students are growing and learning in a transnational world. Examining global and local contexts, this certificate will provide the theories, tools, and resources for aspiring principals, curriculum leaders and other educators to successfully lead colleagues and students to be critical, reflective, and inquiring global stewards with refined intercultural skills. Students who complete the required courses are eligible to apply for the International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate in Leadership in Practice.

The required four courses for this certificate each take an inquiry approach that allows educators to question and examine locally-relevant and globally-minded leadership principles and practices. The program as a whole expands upon ELPA’s commitment to developing equitable and inclusive leadership by bridging best practices in school leader development with the underpinning values of the International Baccalaureate (IB) organization (ibo.org) and the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations (sustainabledevelopment.un.org/sdg4). In turn, the core value underlying the certificate is to foment intercultural understanding and global-mindedness in each of these critical aspects of educational leadership:

• Effective curriculum and instruction
• Collaborative teamwork
• Risk-taking and innovation
• Reflective practice
• Leadership development
• Systems of continuous improvement

Admission Criteria

Application Deadlines

• Summer semester: Rolling – preferred date April 1
• Fall semester: Rolling – preferred date July 1
• Spring semester: Rolling – preferred date November 1

Required Application Materials

For the Graduate School

• Completed Graduate School online application
• Unofficial Transcripts- As part of the application submission process, all applicants are required to upload unofficial copies of all post-secondary transcripts to the online application. Official transcripts are only required if accepted by the academic program.
• Official Results of English Proficiency Exams (International applicants only)

For the Graduate Certificate Program

• Statement of purpose
• Resume or CV