The Educational Policy and Leadership Concentration (EPLC) is one of the three degree concentrations  in the Graduate Department of Public Policy & Administration at Rutgers–Camden. The program is designed to prepare students interested in pursuing leadership roles as administrators or policy specialists in educational settings and in the public and private sectors.


Created in 2003, the program serves as the only opportunity for educators who are interested in pursuing graduate level professional training specific to education at Rutgers-Camden.  It expands the core mission of the Department of Public Policy & Administration by including schools as key agencies in the field of public administration and offering a unique mix of academic experiences in instructional as well as managerial leadership.       


The program (two-year for full time students and four-year for part-time students, including summer coursework) includes rigorous core coursework, specialized educational policy courses and elective courses that include options for specialized seminars and internship opportunities.   


Upon completion of the program, successful participants earn an MPA degree with an Educational Policy and Leadership concentration and fulfill the academic requirements for the following New Jersey administrative and/or supervisory endorsements:

1. School administrator endorsement required for any position that involves service as district level administrative officer (i.e., superintendent assistant superintendent, director;
   
   
2. Principal endorsement required for any position that involves service as an administrative officer of a school or other comparable unit within a school district (i.e. assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, principal, assistant principal, vice-principal and director); and,
   
   
3. Supervisor endorsement required for both supervisors of instruction and athletic directors who do not hold a standards principal's endorsement.

Our alumni have a successful track record of career advancement in New Jersey school districts, with over 80% of EPLC alumni appointed to leadership positions in schools. 

Please contact the Faculty Coordinator for the MPA–Educational Policy and Leadership Concentration for more information on the program. 

Dr. Gloria Bonilla-Santiago
Board of Governors Distinguished Service Professor
321 Cooper St.  •  Camden, NJ08102
(856) 225-6348
gloriab@camden.rutgers.edu