{"id":16041,"date":"2025-02-05T09:54:07","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T14:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/?page_id=16041"},"modified":"2026-07-28T11:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T15:39:55","slug":"admission","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/admission\/","title":{"rendered":"Admission"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>M.A. in Educational Leadership and Policy<\/h1>\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"m-a-elp\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-m-a-elp\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-16088\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16088\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16116\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16116\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16092\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16092\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/clinical-experiences\/\">Clinical Experiences<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16091\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16091\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/admission\/\">Admission<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-17634\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-17634\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16090\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16090\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/faculty\/\">Faculty<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16089\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-16089\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/education\/academics\/ma-elp\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<p>\n\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout right  \"><p><\/p>\n<h2>Program Handbook<\/h2>\n<p>For complete details on curriculum, program benchmarks, clinical experience requirements, and policies, access the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1K2athQtY4dmXRo2fjrQeQmOVHUZyRikVzzKcq23AWRQ\/edit?usp=drive_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b> Educational Leadership and Policy Graduate Program Handbook..<\/b><\/a> <\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Admission<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Admission Requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Three years of professional teaching experience (or will have three years by the time of certification). <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Required for RI certification<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A bachelor\u2019s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States or a foreign institution of acceptable standing.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better in the undergraduate career is evident on official transcripts from the institution.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Personal Statement (3-4 pages)<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Candidates should consider the following questions when developing their personal statement.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why are you interested in pursuing the Educational Leadership &amp; Policy program at the University of Rhode Island?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Identify the key competencies you bring to the program.&nbsp; Describe how they will enhance your effectiveness as a leader.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Reflect on your leadership qualities and identify areas where you seek to improve through this program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">How do you plan to contribute to the educational community during and after completing this program?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Why do you believe you are a good fit for this program and the field of educational leadership?<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Two (2) letters of recommendation indicating leadership potential.<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">One letter should be from your principal.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Leadership Dispositions Candidate Self Assessment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/graduate-school\/apply\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Completed Online Application via the URI Graduate School<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Application Fee<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Upon acceptance into the Educational Leadership &amp; Policy program, candidates must submit the following documents:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Superintendent Letter of Support indicating that the candidate has fifteen days of release time for clinical experiences during the program.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Release of Records for program faculty and staff to communicate with the superintendent and building administrator.&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Application Deadlines:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Fall Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Spring Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Summer Deadline<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">August 15&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">November 15<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">April 1&nbsp;<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Tuition (2026-27)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>In-state: $951 per credit<\/li>\n<li>Out-of-state: $1,852 per credit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This program is not eligible for the New England Regional Student Program (NEBHE), since every New England state already offers a comparable educational leadership and principal certification program \u2014 a core eligibility requirement for the Regional Student Program is that the applicant&#8217;s home state does not offer the degree. Out-of-state applicants pay the standard out-of-state rate above. Current rates for all URI graduate programs are also available on the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/tuition-billing\/tuition-and-fees\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">URI Enrollment Services page<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M.A. in Educational Leadership and Policy Admission Admission Requirements: Three years of professional teaching experience (or will have three years by the time of certification). Required for RI certification. A bachelor\u2019s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States or a foreign institution of acceptable standing. 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