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Overview

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study (CAGS) in Advanced Educational Leadership is a post-master's program of study leading to an educational administrative credential and has been designed to offer high-quality, cost-effective, and innovative curricula delivered through an online, Internet format. This program requires completion of ten post-master's courses (30 credits). Emphasis is on developing the knowledge and skills needed by school administrators and other educators who wish to assume significant leadership roles in their schools, educational institutions, and communities. The program meets the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards.

The goals of the CAGS program are to prepare students to:

• Administer schools in a humanistic, caring manner.
• Instill a sense of responsibility and ethical decision-making.
• Meet the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium Standards (ISLLC) to enable school educators to obtain administrative certification nationwide. The six ISLLC standards state that a school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by:

1. Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.
2. Advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
3. Ensuring management of the organization, operations and resources for a safe, efficient and effective learning environment.
4. Collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs and mobilizing community resources.
5. Acting with integrity and in an ethical manner.
6. Understanding, responding to and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context.

The CAGS program is approved by the Maine State Board of Education. All programs at the University of New England are accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

Requirements for admission  

路         A Master's degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university, or its equivalent.

路         Have a minimum of three years' teaching experience in an accredited public or private school.

路         Current employment in an educational setting where you have regular access to an environment in which you can apply course concepts and strategies.

路         Sufficient computer skills to navigate the worldwide web.

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Additional prerequisites to participate in the Educational Leadership Program include:

路         A sincere interest in continuing professional development as an educational leader.

路         The potential to improve practice through application of new knowledge and skills.

路         The ability to pursue challenging online graduate study.

路         Ability to be a positive change agent, maintaining professional ethics and supportive management strategies.

路         Experience in a leadership capacity (i.e. team leader, committee chair, department leader, subject-matter coordinator or other relevant leadership role in an educational setting).

PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

• Applications for admission are accepted through 51暗网鈥檚 only. Detailed instructions are included in the online application.
• Applications are reviewed by the Program Admissions Committee using the following criteria for evaluating your personal goal statement and letters of recommendation:
  • Indications of leadership potential
  • Indications of a desire for professional improvement and growth
  • Writing conveys excitement of learning and leading
  • Evidence of compatibility with the distance-learning format
  • Writing is organized, cohesive, and cogent
  • Evidence that the applicant is willing to apply new ideas and techniques
• Official transcripts for all colleges and universities attended, as well as other documents to support the application, must be submitted to the Office of Online Worldwide Learning, 716 Stevens Ave, Portland, ME, 04103
• Students are admitted to the CAGS program six (6) times a year: Summer A & B, Fall A & B, Spring A & B.
• Applications received and completed by the respective deadlines will be given full consideration.  Applications submitted and/or completed after the deadline will be reviewed for the next available term.
• Admissions are rolling and decisions are made by the program admissions committee throughout the cycle.
• International applicants and applicants with international degrees must have their transcripts evaluated for degree and grade equivalency to that of a regionally accredited US institution.  See .
• All applicants to 51暗网 must be able to understand and communicate in English to be admitted to the university.  51暗网 accepts several methods of English Proficiency, see English Proficiency requirement must be completed at the time of application
• Re-admission
  • Students who have withdrawn from the CAGS program, either self-initiated or administrative withdrawal, must reapply to the program if they wish to continue their studies. The application procedures, academic policies, and program requirements that are in effect at the time of readmission will apply
  • Students who re-enroll following withdrawal will have their previous coursework evaluated for applicability to the existing academic requirements. Coursework that is more than five years old will not be accepted for credit in the CAGS program.

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advanced standing/transfer credit/experiential credit

No transfer credit, advanced standing status, or credit for experiential learning is accepted into the on-line CAGS programs since the programs have been developed holistically to meet the six ISLLC standards.

Policy exceptions

The Certificate for Advanced Graduate Studies program and the CAGS Admissions Committee in collaboration with the Office of Graduate and Professional Admissions reserve the right to make exceptions to the admissions criteria and to make changes or exceptions to policies and procedures, on a case by case basis, when it deems such a decision is necessary and appropriate.

Transfer credit is not accepted by the CAGS program, since the program has been developed holistically to meet the six ISLLC standards.

MINIMAL GRADE STANDARD AND ACADEMIC PROGRESS

Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 (鈥淏鈥�). Failure to do so will result in academic probation and possible termination from the program. Students receiving a grade of 鈥淔鈥� in any course will be immediately placed on academic probation. A student receiving an 鈥淔鈥� must register and pass the failed course with a grade of 鈥淐鈥� or better before registering for any additional credits.

The Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Advanced Educational Leadership curriculum consists of nine 3-credit online courses and a 3-credit internship within your local area. Each on-line course is ordinarily scheduled for 8 weeks, so a student has the ability to enroll in two courses each semester, one in term A and one in term B. A minimum of 30 credits must be taken to be awarded the certificate.

The University of New England's Certificate of Advanced Graduate Study in Advanced Educational Leadership curriculum is designed to apply as broadly as possible to requirements throughout the country, meeting basic ISLLC (Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium) standards. However, it is the responsibility of the candidate to confirm what course content is needed in the state in which certification is sought and to discuss with your advisor if alternative courses need to be accommodated.

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