District Administrator – Superintendent
Graduate Level Program for Indiana Licensure
Grade Levels Pre-kindergarten through 12 (P-12)
REPA 3
License Eligibility
All candidates must complete an Ed.S. or Ph.D. degree to qualify for the license.
*Two years of full-time teaching experience is required in an accredited school, while holding an Indiana Instructional license as required under 511 IAC 15-6-29. Experience gained while teaching under an Emergency Permit, Transition to Teaching Permit, Career Specialist Permit, Charter School License, or Workplace Specialist II license will not count. Additional Indiana District Administrator: Superintendent licensure requirements are included below. For additional program information, please visit Educational Administration Doctoral Program – Purdue University College of Education.
Professional Education
| Courses | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| EDST 51300 – Educational Facilities Planning | 3 |
| EDST 61400 – Leadership for Community Collaboration and Development1 | 3 |
| EDST 60800 – Business Management in Education1 | 3 |
| EDST 61200 – Transformational Leadership1 | 3 |
| EDST 61300 – Learning Environments1 | 3 |
| EDST 61500 – Educational Policy and Decision Making1 | 3 |
| EDST 61600 – Analytical Techniques in Educational Management1 | 3 |
| EDST 69500 – Internship in Education: District Administrator – Superintendent2 | 6 |
| Select one from the following: | Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| EDCI 58000 – Foundations Of Curriculum (3) | 3 |
| EDCI 68200 – Contemporary Curriculum Theory (3) | |
| EDCI 68400 – Seminar in Curriculum Studies (3) | |
| EDPS 66300 – Organization and Administration of Special Education (3) | |
| EDPS 54000 – Gifted, Creative and Talented Children (3) | |
| EDPS 54200 – Curriculum and Program Development in Gifted Education (3) | |
| EDPS 54500 – Social and Affective Development of Gifted Students (3) | |
| Equivalent P-12 Curriculum or EDPS Course (3) | |
| Total | 30 |
Graduate students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.00/4.00 and a “C-” or above in all Professional Education courses.
1Course to be taken with EDST 69500
2One-hour internships repeated with courses above six times for a total of six hours
State of Indiana – District Administrator: Superintendent – REPA 3
511 IAC 15-6-29 District level administrator: superintendent
Authority: IC 20-28-2-6
Affected: IC 20-28
Sec. 29. (a) The content area “district level administrator: superintendent” shall appear on the license if the department determines the applicant meets the following requirements:
- Successfully completes the district-level administrator’s licensure assessment under 511 IAC 15-7-2.
- Successfully completes the following:
- An Ed.S. or higher at an institution of higher education.
- An approved district administrator: superintendent program.
- Holds an initial, standard, provisional, proficient, or accomplished practitioner license with at least one (1) content area required under:
- 511 IAC 15-1-1 [Elementary school setting];
- 511 IAC 15-2-1 [Secondary school setting];
- 511 IAC 15-3-1 [Preschool through Grade 12];
- 511 IAC 15-4-1 [Early Childhood Education school setting]; or
- 511 IAC 15-5-1 [Middle school setting].
- *Has a minimum of two (2) years’ experience as a teacher.
Sec. 29. (b) The holder of a license with the content area district level administrator: superintendent is eligible to serve as an administrator in any school setting. (Indiana State Board of Education; 511 IAC 15-6-29; filed Nov 18, 2014, 3:51 p.m.: 20141217-IR-511130399FRA)
All Purdue University Teacher Education Program, PhD or EdS (if applicable), and Indiana Department of Education requirements must be met for recommendation for Indiana licensure.
After all requirements are met, Purdue Teacher Education Program completers will be considered eligible to apply to the Indiana Department of Education for administrative licensure under REPA 3 in:
Superintendent (P-12)