Fall 2024

Priority Deadline: June 14, 2024
Final Deadline: July 19, 2024

No. Only students interested in earning an administrator certification will need to apply to the program.

If you wish to take one or two courses, follow the steps below:

1. E-mail ARASL@american.edu with your: name, preferred e-mail, and courses of interest
2. We will help you to sign up for the course(s) and guide you on where to pay tuition
3. If/when you are ready to join the full certificate program you may apply and begin the remaining set of coursework/internship

18 credit hours. Estimated completion time: 3 semesters.

No. We require a statement of purpose, resume, transcript(s), and one letter of recommendation.

*For students with one of our partnership programs, one or more letters may be waived, as well as the application fee.

Yes, the program is executive style (weekend and summer), designed for full-time working professionals.

• A minimum of two years of school-based experience as PreK-12 educator (teacher, instructional coach, guidance counselor, social worker, psychologists). Substitute teaching experience does not apply.
• A master's degree from an accredited institution, or master's degree in progress at American University's School of Education.

Current master's students in the American University School of Education's MEd program may take classes through the certificate program. Please reach out to Emma LaParade at laparade@american.edu to discuss your course schedule.

• EDU 631 - Educational Leadership & Organizational Change
• EDU 636 - Education Law and Policy
• EDU 683 - Curriculum Design for the Classroom
• EDU 687 - Instructional Leadership and Teacher Support
• EDU 694 - School Improvement, Organization and Administration
• EDU 691 - Internship

Program Name: Antiracist Administration Supervision and Leadership Certificate Program

This program is designed to be completed in 12 months.

This program will cost $23,848 (partnership discount) and $33,588 (non-partnership rate) if completed within normal time.  There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting but may have changed. 

Of the students who completed this program within normal time, the typical graduate leaves with [$XX, XXX] of debt. The program has very few graduates to report median debt. 

This program is approved by the District of Columbia Office of the State Superintendent (OSSE) and CAEP. While the program meets the certification requirements for DC, the School of Education cannot guarantee that the coursework will meet state credentialing requirements outside of DC. Candidates who are employed in states other than DC must confirm with their state credentialing agency what the certification requirements are for their state and whether there is reciprocity with DC.

For more information about graduation rates, loan repayment rates, and post-enrollment earnings about this institution and other postsecondary institutions please click here: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/