PRINCIPAL’S QUALIFICATION PROGRAM
ONLINE APPLICATION FORM

FALL 2010 PART I

Information on Admission Eligibility
Document Requirements Part I

Eligibility for admission to Part I is prescribed by Regulation 184/97-Teachers' Qualifications under the Ontario College of Teachers Act.

An applicant for admission to the Principal’s Qualification Program Part I must,

(a)	hold an acceptable university degree;
(b)	hold a certificate of qualification or interim certificate of qualification;
(c)	hold concentrations in three divisions including the intermediate division, as indicated on the applicant’s certificate of qualification;
(d)	provide evidence of at least five years of successful teaching experience in a school providing elementary or secondary education, as certified by the appropriate supervisory officer or, in the case of experience outside Ontario, by the appropriate supervisory official; and
(e)	hold or provide evidence of one of the following:

1. A Specialist or Honour Specialist qualification as indicated on the applicant’s certificate of qualification and,

(i)	successful completion of at least one-half the number of post-secondary credits required to qualify for a master’s degree that is an acceptable post-secondary degree,
	or
(ii)	an additional Specialist or Honour Specialist qualification as indicated on the applicant’s certificate of qualification.

2. A master’s degree or doctorate that is an acceptable university degree.

3. Successful completion of such number of graduate post-secondary credits as is equivalent to the number of graduate post-secondary credits that are required to qualify for a master’s degree that is an acceptable post-secondary degree

Documentation Required

1. A photocopy of your current Ontario Teacher Certificate of Qualification

2. If any prerequisites are not shown on your current Ontario Teacher Certificate of Qualification, they must be verified through the Ontario College of Teachers public registry or you must submit an Acknowledgement of Additional Qualification/Degree letter issued by the College of Teachers.

3. If you are applying on the basis of #3 above, or if your Master’s degree is not yet recorded on your current Ontario Teacher Certificate of Qualification you must arrange for an official transcript to be sent directly to The Catholic Principals’ Council of Ontario and to the Ontario College of Teachers.