Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility

The Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility curriculum is 15 credits (5 classes). Our faculty uses various course formats to help you learn, including case studies, lecture/discussion, group projects and simulation exercises to ensure what you gain in one course will reinforce and build on what you learn in others.

Five years of satisfactory performance in the area of building administration must be completed to receive the Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility. Please note applicants can be working on their time during the superintendent’s program at Alvernia University, but it must be completed to apply to the Pennsylvania Department of Education for certification.

Curriculum
(15 credits)

Required Courses (12 credits):

PhD 731: Advanced Supervision (45 hours)
PhD 807: Curriculum, Culture and Instructional Leadership (45 hours)
PhD 821: Organizational Policy/Finance (45 hours)
PhD 830: Current Issues in Education (45 hours)

Required Capstone Course (3 credits):

PhD 885: Superintendent’s Internship (180 hours)

Note: The coursework in this program is transferable to our doctoral degree with the exception of the internship course, if the candidate would decide to move toward a PhD in Philosophy of Leadership at Alvernia.