Certification in Superintendent/IU Director

Requirements for PA/OH School Superintendent Post-Masters

A holder of the letter of eligibility for school superintendent may serve as an IU director detailed in CSPG 96 under certificate assignment. If the candidate wishes to obtain an IU director certificate, then he/she must complete an IU director program to become certified meeting all program requirements set by PDE which include: holding a letter of eligibility for school superintendent and the completion of thirty (30) post- master’s semester hours which include the six three courses of the district superintendent program and 12 semester hours post-master’s in electives from the graduate school of education.

All of the following:

PA IU Executive Director

PA Chapter 49.182 requires 40 Semester Hours of post-masters graduate study. Student must provide documentation of post-master’s graduate credit courses taken at colleges/universities other than Westminster College.

PA students should apply online for letters of eligibility to the Pennsylvania Department of Education at www. pde.state.pa.us and then click on Certification, then click on TIMS, then click on Certificates for Administration, Supervisory and Superintendent. Note: PA students must take and pass the PA state SSA 6021 test prior to applying for Letter of Eligibility for School Superintendent.

OH students should apply online to the Ohio Department of Education at www.ode.state.pa.us and then click on Educator Licensure, and then click on Apply for a new license. Note: OH students must take and pass the Ohio state Pearson test prior to applying for state license.