Master of Arts in School Leadership (MASL) Admission

The admissions policy for the MASL at Benedictine College is designed to select students who have demonstrated the ability to be successful in academic, teaching, and leadership vocations. The School of Education carefully considers each application during department meetings and makes one of the following decisions: a) regular admission, b) probational admission, or c) denial of admission. The decisions of the department with regards to admission are subsequently brought to the Committee on Graduate Studies for confirmation. The Director of the program will notify the applicant of the admission decision in writing. The applicant may appeal any adverse decision by submitting a written petition. Unless formal approval is received from the Director, a maximum of two courses taken as a special graduate student may be applied to degree requirements.

​In addition to a completed application form, the requirements for formal admission are as follows:

Regular Admission

Applicants to the MASL program must have a minimum 3.0 grade point average in their last two years (60 hours) of college course work from accredited institutions.

​In addition to the completed application form, applicants must submit:

1. ​Official transcripts of all applicable college-level work completed and indication of a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
2. ​​Evidence of certification for a role in the public/private schools and at least one year of professional experience.
3. ​Professional Disposition evaluation completed by two supervisors as a recommendation of the candidate’s potential abilities as a school leader.
4.  A résumé or curriculum vitae of educational and professional experience. 

Probational Admission

​Applicants with less than the required GPA may be admitted on a probationary status. The status of students under this provision will be re-evaluated after the completion of the first six hours of graduate work at Benedictine College in the prescribed curriculum of the program as follows:

1. ​Those students who achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the first six hours of the prescribed curricula will be granted regular admission status.
2. ​​Those students who do not achieve a minimum GPA of 3.0 in the first six hours of the prescribed curricula will be dismissed from the program.