Why Northwestern?
Why Northwestern?
Why Northwestern?
Advance your impact in education with Northwestern’s online Graduate Certificate in Teacher Leadership. This 100% online, 12-credit graduate certificate provides specialized, graduate-level training for teachers ready to lead beyond their classrooms. Northwestern’s Teacher Leadership certificate prepares you for non-administrative and district-level roles such as instructional coach, peer mentor, or teacher leader. Through coursework focused on needs assessment, solutions-based coaching, and professional development, you’ll gain practical leadership skills to support colleagues, influence instructional practice, and drive meaningful improvement in teaching and learning—without leaving the classroom.
It’s more than a lane change.
Earning a graduate certificate doesn’t have to cost you time away from your other responsibilities. Log into class each week and complete your coursework, whenever it’s most convenient for you. Take 1 online 8-week class at a time and you’ll finish your certificate in as little as 2 semesters!
Application requirements
Application requirements
Application requirements
No GRE required. No application fee.
Application materials reviewed on a rolling basis. They will be evaluated as they are received.
No GRE required. No application fee.
Application materials reviewed on a rolling basis. They will be evaluated as they are received.
No GRE required. No application fee.
Application materials reviewed on a rolling basis. They will be evaluated as they are received.
Official transcripts showing a degree from an accredited institution.
- Official transcripts are needed from your bachelor’s degree institution.
- No undergraduate transcripts are required of NWC alumni.
Send official transcripts to [email protected] or
Northwestern College Graduate & Professional Studies
101 7th St SW
Orange City, IA 51041
Degrees from colleges accredited by the Association for Biblical Higher Education [ABHE] or affiliated with the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges & Universities [TRACS] will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
Minimum undergraduate cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Applicants with a GPA under 3.0 may be eligible for conditional admission on a case-by-case basis.
Documentation of valid teaching license.
A digital or scanned copy from your state’s Department of Education website is sufficient.
Application requirements
Application requirements
Application requirements
12 credit program
12 credit program
12 credit program
Faculty + staff
Brilliant scholars. Committed Christians. Invested in you. That’s Northwestern’s faculty.
