Teacher Leadership Endorsement

Admission Requirements:

• Applicants must complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Applicants must present a cumulative 2.75 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and graduate work combined from an accredited college/university.
• Applicants must possess an Induction (including one year of teaching experience) or Professional Level Four or higher certificate in a teaching, service or leadership field.
• Applicants must submit a current resume or CV that demonstrates at least one year of teaching experience in a P-12 setting.
• Applicants must acknowledge the disclosure and affirmation questions within the application that address misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators and tort liability insurance.

*International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES accredited evaluation service and must be a course by course evaluation and include a GPA (naces.org).

Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application: 

• Create an application account.
• Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
• Pay the $50 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver once complete. Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual-enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.
• Check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.

Deadlines:

• Fall: July 1
• Spring: November 1
• Summer: April 1

Georgia Southern University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award associates, baccalaureate, masters, educational specialists and doctorate degrees.

The College of Education anticipates that graduates of the Teacher Leader Endorsement will seek state licensure or certification. The program listed above leads to a Georgia Certificate Upgrade only. Visit the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more information.

For all Online Programs Federal Law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, the complaint processes, adverse actions, refunds, and program closure. For required disclosures about online programs offered by the University, visit the Georgia Southern State Authorization and Professional Licensure Webpage.