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How to apply to the Principal Leadership Institute
Information Sessions - Fall 2009 (Attend one)
- Saturday September 26, 2009 9:30am-12:30pm, 3515 Tolman
- Thursday October 22, 2009 6pm-9pm, 4635 Tolman
- Saturday November 7, 2009 1pm-4pm, 3515 Tolman
- Saturday December 5, 2009 9:30am-12:30pm, 4635 Tolman
3515 Tolman is on the third floor, around behind the elevators
4635 Tolman is on the fourth floor, north-end of east hallwayDirections, campus map, public transportation and parking information
See also Getting to Tolman Hall (Google map)The forms and instructions available for downloading and printing are PDFs (Portable Document Format) and require the free Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin.
Applying to the Principal Leadership Institute:
- General Requirements
- Graduate Application for Admission and Fellowships
- Departmental Application for the Graduate School of Education
- Principal Leadership Institute Application
- Financial Aid
General Requirements
- Graduate Application for Admissions and Fellowships (online)
- Graduate School of Education Application for Admission (online)
- Principal Leadership Institute Application (PDF)
- Statement of Purpose (showing evidence of leadership)
- Personal History Statement
- Three Letters of Recommendation (online or in sealed envelopes)
- Two sets of official transcripts (in sealed envelopes)
- Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the junior and senior years and/or a successful graduate academic history
- At least three years of classroom teaching or pupil personnel services experience
- Current valid California teaching (or other prerequisite) credential
- Passing score on CBEST (California Basic Education Skills Test)
- High quality teaching experience (recent 10-20 minute video with lesson plan)
- Commitment of the applicant's school or district administration to provide a practicum or field experience assignment during the period they are enrolled in the program
- Commitment to Leadership Support Program (Tier II ASC)
- Commitment to leadership position for four years
- Commitment to equitable schools for students and families
- Commitment to personal transformation
- Ability to communicate well in group settings
Graduate Application for Admissions and Fellowships
See Graduate Application for online application and instructions. The online application is available each application cycle beginning on the second Monday of September.
- Required of all applicants to UC Berkeley graduate programs, including PLI
- Forms for fellowships are not required of PLI applicants.
- Letters of Recommendation (Form G): You can supply a copy of this form to each of your recommenders. Use of this form is not required. Recommenders should be persons who can attest to your leadership/ academic potential:
- a recent academic reference or someone who has seen/supervised you in a leadership role.
- a colleague who can attest to your ability to collaborate/work with peers.
- You are applying for Fall, even though the classes begin in summer. In the "Proposed Degree Program" section choose "Education (Cred/MA)" from drop-down menu, then choose "Principal Leadership Institute" from the "First Emphasis" drop-down menu below. You may experience a warning that the deadline has passed if you are applying to the PLI after December 3rd. You can safely ignore this.
- See Graduate Division Application Checklist for complete list
Graduate School of Education Application for Admission
See Graduate School of Education Application for Admission for online application and instructions.
- Required of all applicants to the Graduate School of Education, including PLI
- The GRE is not required of PLI applicants, but if you have recent scores and wish to include them, you can submit a copy with the other application materials.
- A copy of your current valid California teaching or services credential, with no outstanding requirements, is necessary. This includes: Multiple Subject or Single Subject Teaching Credential, Designated Subjects Teaching Credential (provided applicant possesses a baccalaureate degree), Pupil Personnel Services Credential, Health Services Credential, or Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential
Principal Leadership Institute Application
Download the Principal Leadership Institute Application (PDF)
- Required of all applicants to the Principal Leadership Institute
- Verification of Experience: Verification of three years, full-time classroom teaching experience or pupil personnel services experience (or have two years such experience, plus verification of full-time employment in classroom teaching or pupil personnel services for third year while concurrently participating in the PLI)
- Administrative Fieldwork Placement Confirmation Form: Obtain signatures of proposed site supervisor and district official giving approval for fieldwork placement. (This is usually signed by your principal and the assistant superintendent responsible for your school)
- Statement of Commitment Form: All applicants must commit to serve four years in a California public elementary or secondary school if admitted
Send all materials for all three applications (except forms submitted online) to:
Graduate Assistant
Department of Education
University of California, Berkeley
1607 Tolman Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-1670
Financial Aid
Information about financial aid for prospective students is summarized on the Graduate Division's Financial Aid page. You may also want to visit the Financial Aid Office website for additional information.
Due to our summer starting time you will need to apply for FAFSA for both 2009-2010 and 2010-2011 in order to receive financial aid for the first summer session as well as the subsequent sememsters. In addition, you must notify us of your intent to receive financial aid prior to the Graduate Division deadline of March 1, 2010.
We currently plan to award a scholarship of $5000 and a stipend of $1000 from the USDOE, plus additional funds from other PLI grants if and when they become available. We are continually searching for other sources of funding, however under the current budget crisis we cannot confirm the above amounts until the start of the program.
PLI Students are not eligible for any other departmental scholarships through the Graduate School of Education.
California residents can expect to pay approximately $15,500 (not including scholarship awards) in University tuition and fees, plus books and other fees.
