Step one: Express your interest
Complete the online interest form on the right to proceed with your application for admission to the Advanced Studies Certificate in Superintendency cohort. The next cohort is scheduled to begin Spring 2019.
Step two: Apply for admission
We are currently still accepting applications for the Spring 2019 cohort. We encourage you to apply for admission to graduate studies through the University of Northern Iowa. Applications received by Nov. 9, 2018 will receive full consideration.
Former UNI students: The online application requires logging in with your CatID credentials. If you have forgotten your username or passphrase, contact us at CESP-Consult@uni.edu or 800-772-1746 and let us know that you are interested in applying for the Advanced Studies Certificate in Superintendency program.
Need help with your UNI application?
Contact us at 800-648-3864 or Distance@uni.edu for assistance. Additional resources are also available from the UNI Graduate College.
- Complete the online Application for Graduate Study (click to open application in a new window)
- Please note that you are applying for admission as a Graduate for Spring 2019.
- The program for which you are applying is ASC-Superintendency-CERT.
- Entrance exams are not required.
- Note that if you have received a degree from UNI, you do not have to pay the non-refundable $60 application fee or request you UNI transcripts.
- International students: Please contact Linda Jernigan at linda.jernigan@uni.edu or 319-273-5925 for specific instructions.
Additional application materials:
- A letter of application, including a brief statement of personal motivation to seek an administrative leadership position or advanced professional development in the area of educational leadership. Applicant must at least be serving in first year as an administrator in order to make application for the superintendent program.
- A two-page academic written essay focusing on the topic "Leading Learning, Service, and Change in a PK-12 School District" (typed, double-spaced, one inch margins, 12 point type)
- A resume providing educational background, leadership/teaching/work experiences, professional development activities/professional memberships, and related activities, such as community involvement, other work with students/adults, etc.
- Three Recommendations for Admission (at least one from an administrator who is knowledgeable about your performance and leadership potential). Recommendations must be submitted on the Recommendation Form. No letters of recommendation will be accepted.
- Transcripts
Supporting documents can be attached to the application. Documents must be in .pdf format. Submission of additional materials after the application has been submitted should be sent directly to the Office of Admissions.
Office of Admissions
University of Northern Iowa
002 Gilchrist Hall
Cedar Falls, IA 50614-0018
admissionsprocessing@uni.edu
What to expect
When your application for graduate study is complete, you will receive confirmation from UNI Admissions staff that they have received and forwarded your application and department materials to the Department of Educational Leadership & Postsecondary Education for review.
The department will review your application materials and contact you about your admission status (admission decisions will be made each year by mid-December). Following admission to the program, you will receive information about how to enroll in the first set of courses.
Delivery of the program is contingent on a sufficient number of students being accepted into the program.
