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.
