This fully online graduate certificate program, offered in collaboration with the Association of Independent Maryland and DC Schools (AIMS), serves the needs of directors, heads of schools, principals, and other professionals responsible for the management of non-public schools. The program is also designed to serve independent schools' teachers who aspire to become administrators in an independent school setting. The certificate program comprises 15 graduate credits, with the option of applying them to the Master of Science in Education with a concentration in Educational Studies.
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
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Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
The Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University is a Full Time Graduate Certificate program offered at the university's main campus in Baltimore, United States of America. The program is delivered online in English and can be completed in 1 year. Students develop academic knowledge and practical skills that prepare them for future careers in this field. The next available intake starts on May 22, 2027.
About Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of the program, we expect students will:
- Gain a deep understanding of their budgets, general principles of budget development, and strategies for communicating budgetary issues to their constituencies.
- Develop budgets for their schools that support faculty and staff in meeting their instructional goals.
- Become more proficient supervisors and professional developers with teachers and staff.
- Become more competent consumers and producers of research that is relevant to their jobs.
- Function more effectively and sensitively with faculty, students, staff, parents, and communities of diverse cultures and socioeconomic status.
- Enhance and refine their management skills, including supervision of personnel, strategic planning, conflict management, and fund raising.
- Improve their application of policy and laws to problems or issues that emerge.
- Become competent instructional leaders through the analysis and use of data about their schools and their communities.
- Build proficiency in the use of technology for instruction and administration.
- Become effective mentors and supervisors for their faculty and staff.
- Work effectively as part of a team and develop teams of teachers who provide participatory and democratic leadership to the school.
Disciplines
School of Education
Requirements and Admission Criteria for Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
Entry Requirements
Hopkins invests in developing global perspectives so students can be engaged citizens wherever they are.
As a global university with students from all over the world, we welcome all kinds of experiences and new ways of thinking. We’re here to connect international students with the resources you need to become leaders and active members in our community and beyond.
Please email [email protected] with any general international admissions questions. You can also email your regional admissions counselor if you have any questions specific to the area where you live or study.
English Requirements
- IELTSMin 7
- TOEFLMin 100
Tuition and Fee Information for Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
Application Fee 70
How to Apply for Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
Your completed application
The Hopkins supplement, which includes our supplemental essay
Class of 2027 Supplemental Essay Prompt
Founded on a spirit of exploration and discovery, Johns Hopkins University encourages students to share their perspectives, develop their interests and pursue new experiences. Use this space to share something you’d like the admissions committee to know about you (your interests, your background, your identity, or your community) and how it has shaped what you want to get out of your college experience at Hopkins. (300-400 words)
The $70 application fee or fee waiver
You can request a fee waiver directly through the Common Application or Coalition on Scoir. If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria on the application and need support covering the application fee, have a representative from your current high school submit our fee waiver request form.
Your standardized test scores Optional
If you choose to submit your scores, our admissions committee will consider them as additional context in our review process. You’re welcome to submit SAT, ACT, AP, IB, English language proficiency exams, or any other score you feel reflects your academic ability. Applicants aren’t at a disadvantage if they don’t submit test scores.
Your signed Early Decision Agreement Early Decision I and II only
If you’re applying as an Early Decision applicant, you must submit a binding agreement to attend Hopkins if admitted.
Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership for Independent Schools at Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
United States of America, Baltimore