Indiana University Graduate CAS
If you experience any difficulties with the application, please contact the Liaison Student Support
(see below).
Liaison Student Contact Information:
Phone #
(617) 729-2866
Live Chat reps are available via the Help Center
Step 1: Student Login New application link: https://graduate.indianapolis.iu.edu/admissions/apply.html
Choose a semester from the drop down in "Select a Term to Apply for"
Select "Apply Now"
Thank you for your interest in our graduate programs. Prior to submitting your application, please review your
intended program plan to confirm you are submitting the correct application. You can also contact our graduate
advisors for information about the program plan and the corresponding graduate application. Here is a listing of
our graduate advisors: https://education.indianapolis.iu.edu/academics/advising/index.html
Please be advised: Once you submit your application fee you will not be able to make any further
changes. Additionally, we are not able to provide a refund for graduate applications.
Step 2: Create a new account
Step 3: Add a Program
Select “Filters” and check the following:
• School: IUI School of Education
• Campus: IU Indianapolis
• Start Term: Select Fall or Summer
Step 4: Select Graduate Certificate-Urban School Leadership by clicking the (+) button on the left side.
The (+) will turn to a green check mark when successfully selected.
Step 5: Select “Continue” at the bottom of the page to begin the application
Step 6: Begin your program application
Note: Quadrant 4 "Program Materials" is where you will upload your required application documents
Step 7: Program Materials
1. Select “Documents” tab
2. Under the "Personal Statement" section you must include a Statement of Purpose (see
below).
You will upload this document by selecting the (+) tab.
3. Submit your school teaching, school guidance counselor, or school media specialist license
under the "License" section.
Statement of Purpose
Answer the following prompt. The response should be no more than three double-spaced
pages. Use 12-point font and 1” margins.
Writing Prompt
Leadership programs of the IU Indianapolis School of Education prepare educators to be moral and
transformational agents leading high performing schools and fostering equity, justice, and
diversity. Leaders of this sort routinely contend with and challenge barriers to educational
opportunity relating to poverty, gender, (dis)ability, race, ethnicity, and home language, among
others. In preparation for this work, our students engage in ongoing discussions and critical
analyses of school organization, community relations, curriculum development and delivery,
legal and financial issues, and leadership practice. This work demands the ability to reflect and
respond in written and oral form.
So that we can assess interest and commitment to engaging with our faculty and fellow
students in these efforts, we ask all candidates to provide a Statement of Purpose for entering the
IU Indianapolis
School of Education, Graduate Certificate in Urban School Leadership program. This
statement should clearly introduce you, indicate your educational and professional goals and
relate these to your educational, work and life experiences.
Along with addressing the prompt above, be sure to include answers to the following questions
in your statement:
• What are your personal, academic, and career goals?
• How will this program help you meet your academic and career goals?
• What experiences have prepared you for this program?
*
All documents should be written in English.
Step 8: Recommendations
1. Select “Recommendations” tab
Submit two (2) Letters of Reference/Nomination on official letterhead with signatures from
current administrators. The letters should specifically address your leadership
experiences
with potential for leadership success as a school principal.
Please select the “+ Request Graduate Recommendation with Letter Recommendations”
to begin the process.
*All documents should be written in English.
Step 9: Transcripts
Please note: You will need to save your transcripts to your computer/device, prior to
completing step 9. The below steps will require you to upload your saved file.
1. Return to the “Academic History” quadrant
2. Select “Colleges Attended” then under the “My Attended Colleges” section
select “Upload Transcript”
3. Under the “Select the file to Upload,” select “Choose File”
4. Please search through your files and click on your saved unofficial transcript to
upload this document. Note: If you are uploading multiple transcripts and if the
transcripts are saved on multiple files, you will need to complete step #9 for each of
the transcripts.
OK, Let's Add Your Transcript!
The accepted file formats are MSWord (.doc, .docx), JPEG (.jpeg, .jpg), PNG (.png), and Portable
Document Format (.pdf). Do not password protect your files. The size limit for the file upload is 15MB.
Macintosh Users: Please be sure that the appropriate extension (e.g., .doc, .docx, .pdf) is at the end of
the file name you select.
IMPORTANT: Having problems uploading a PDF? With a wide variety of PDF creation software in use, it
is possible that the PDF you are trying to upload is in a format that we cannot read. Upload works best
with PDF files conforming to the 'Acrobat 5.0 (PDF 1.4)' standard”
Domestic & International Applicant Information
Domestic
If you are a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or refugee, and you completed your academic degree outside
of the U.S., you must submit documentation of your academic history in U.S. equivalency (see below).
International
If you are not a U.S. Citizen, Permanent Resident, or refugee, you will be considered an international
applicant. You must submit documentation of your academic history in U.S. equivalency (see below).
Academic History - U.S. Equivalency
If you received your degree outside of the U.S., your academic documents will need to be translated into U.S.
equivalency. We can accept a course-by-course ICAP evaluation report from World Education Services
(WES) https://www.wes.org/evaluations-and-fees/education/graduate-admissions/ . The course-by-course
ICAP evaluation report must include the transcripts you submitted for the evaluation.
The WES evaluation report should be sent to you and uploaded as a transcript in the Academic History
section of the online application.
Step 10: Questions
1. Select “Questions” tab
2. If you select “Yes” to being a licensed teacher, school guidance counselor, or
school media specialist in Indiana, please specify which license you hold and the
years of experience in the licensure area.
3. If you select “No” to being a licensed teacher, school guidance counselor, or
school media specialist in Indiana, please enter today’s date for the statement of
acknowledgement.
Statement of Acknowledgment
I understand that the Graduate Certificate-Urban School Leadership will not lead to an
Indiana teaching or building level administration license.
Submit Application/Payment Information
You will submit the application by clicking on the “Submit Application” tab (top of
the screen). You will submit the payment or coupon code on this page.
Note: ALL PAYMENTS ARE FINAL AND NON-REFUNDABLE!
1. Please send an email to [email protected]
2. In the email subject line type the following: Review for coupon code
3. In the email body include the following information: all full legal name(s), date of birth, university ID number
(optional)
Note: Do not submit the application until your review is completed. You will be notified by email
about your eligibility for a coupon code.
Fee Waiver/
Coupon Code Request
If you have previously been admitted as an IU Indianapolis School of Education graduate student, you may be
eligible for an application fee waiver. Applicants who are eligible for a fee waiver, will receive a coupon code.
Please follow these steps to be reviewed for a coupon code:
