Educational Leadership

Application Deadlines:
Start Term:Classes Begin:
Fall - Session ISeptember 
Fall - Session IIOctober 
Spring - Session IJanuary 
Spring - Session IIMarch 
Summer - Session IMay 
Summer - Session IIJune 

Admission requirements:
  • A completed graduate application form, including a $55 non-refundable application fee
  • A 250-500 word essay discussing your goals and objectives for pursuing admission to the program to which you are applying
  • Official transcripts from all previous U.S. colleges attended or official  course-by-course evaluation of any foreign transcripts*
  • Professional Resume or CV
  • A copy of any teaching certification (a list of your certifications can be downloaded on ) 
  • Employment verification letter

Pre-requisites:

  • Must have current NJ standard teaching certificate.
  • Must have completed three years of successful teaching under standard certificate.

*Note: NJCU does not evaluate international transcripts. In lieu of a transcript, applicants with a non-U.S. degree need to submit a course-by-course evaluation from a  that includes U.S. bachelor鈥檚 degree equivalency information for their coursework.


Contact Us

We encourage you to contact graduate admissions with questions about our graduate programs, to get answers to your graduate application questions, or to schedule a visit to NJCU.

Hepburn Hall, Room 206
Phone: (201) 200-3409
Email: gradadmissions@njcu.edu