Education Post Master Certificates
Program Highlights:
- 9-27 semester hours of coursework focused on a chosen area
- Courses taught by highly trained faculty with substantial P-12 experience
- Courses meet weekly during the "after school hours" to meet the needs of working educators
- Competitively priced tuition and rolling admission
- Faculty with demonstrated academic expertise
- Scholarship Opportunities
For additional program specific information, visit the School of Education.
Graduate School Application
Program Areas:
- English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Endorsement
- Please Note: The School of Education has placed a one year pause on accepting applications for the ESOL CERT program due to program restructuring.
- Higher Education and Student Affairs
- Principal License (formerly known as IAL or Preliminary Administrator License)
- Professional Administrator License (formerly named CAL)
- Reading Intervention Endorsement
- Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Specialization
- Special Education Generalist Endorsement
Admission Requirements:
- Statement of Goals
- Current Resume
- Two Letters of Recommendation
- The online application will provide the opportunity to enter contact information for your references and an email will be sent to the reference directly, prompting them to upload either a Word or PDF letter.
- Alternatively, letters may either be emailed as a signed attachment to gradschl@up.edu or sent via mail to ATTN: Graduate School, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. Portland, Oregon 97203, directly by the reference.
- Not required for the Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) program
- Copy of U.S. issued teaching license (must be current and valid)
- For the Preliminary Administrator (Principal) License specialty option, a counseling license may be submitted in lieu of a teaching license
- Note: The Preliminary Administrator (Principal) License specialty option requires a minimum of 3 years of in-school experience as a licensed educator for admission
- The Professional Administrator License specialty option requires a valid license in one of these categories: Principal License, Preliminary Administrator License, or Initial Administrator License for admission
- A teaching license is not required for the higher education and student affairs certificate option
- Official Transcripts (from all previously attended academic institutions)
- Must be submitted directly from the institution or in a sealed envelope given to the applicant directly from the academic institution
- A master's degree from an accredited college or university recognized by the University of Portland is required
- International Applicants: an official score from either the TOEFL (minimum score of 88) or IELTS (minimum score of 7.0) exam is required
Application Timeline:
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the following deadlines:
- Fall Semester Start: July 15
- Spring Semester Start: December 15
- Summer Semester Start: April 15
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