Principal Licensure (PM)

An individual may apply for a principal's license after meeting the following conditions:

complete the licensure courses listed below;
have a valid teaching license;
earned a master's degree from an accredited university;
- MAED transcript evaluation for alignment with state standards by Graduate Education Studies Program Director, prerequisite courses may be needed in addition to the courses listed below based upon this review.
passed the appropriate Ohio Assessment for Educators,
and have two years teaching experience for the area for which they are applying using the following criteria:
- Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Multi-Age, or Intervention Specialist licenses teaching experience with students who are ages 3-12 and pre-Kindergarten through Grade 6;
- Middle Childhood, Multi-Age, Adolescence to Young Adult or Career-Technical licenses - teaching experience with students who are ages 8-14 and Grades 4-9.
- Middle Childhood, Multi-Age, Intervention Specialist, Adolescence to Young Adult or Career-Technical licenses - teaching experience with students who are ages 10-21 and Grades 5-12.