Superintendent of Schools (GC)

Catalog Year 2025-2026

The graduate certificate is designed to acknowledge school administrators who have an existing administrative license and are interested in adding Superintendent of Schools as a second or third administrative license. This designation creates a pathway for a credential represented at the graduate level. 

Program Requirements

Common Core

This course is designed for aspiring educational leaders and is intended to provide experiential experience with the roles and responsibilities of a school superintendent. Embedded in the course are the internship requirements for Minnesota state administrative licensure for superintendent.

Prerequisites:
none

The intent of the Portfolio Review is to provide the student with a focused opportunity to construct and present a professional portfolio that will ultimately lead to Superintendent licensure. Students will document and present evidence of mastery of required competencies.

Prerequisites:
none

* EDLD 636 must be taken for 6 credits.
* EDLD 637 must be taken for 3 credits.

Degree
Certificate

Major Credits
9

Total Credits
9

Locations
Online; Edina

Career Cluster
Education and Training