Educational Leadership

Admissions Requirements:

• Must be 18 years or older or have written permission from a parent or legal guardian.
• Complete in-person interview.
• Provide a copy of high school diploma, or high school transcript, or GED, or similar document if the applicant completed secondary education in another country. Documents from non-English speaking countries must be translated into English and evaluated by an approved educational evaluator service attesting that the degree/or credits earned are equivalent to a degree/credits earned at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Applicants will not be required to provide proof of high school graduation when they provide the following:
  • Verification (official transcripts) of college credits or an earned degree from an accredited institution recognized by the United States Department of Education;
  • If documents are from another country: An evaluation of an official transcript by an approved educational evaluator service attesting that the degree/or credits earned are equivalent to a degree/credits earned at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States.
• Provide an official transcripts from other licensed or approved postsecondary schools if seeking transfer credit. Documents from non-English speaking countries must be translated into English and evaluated by an approved educational evaluator service attesting that the degree/or credits earned are equivalent to a degree/credits earned at a regionally accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Acceptable postsecondary institutions of education include:
  • a) Institutions accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, or
  • b) Institutions recognized by the Department / Ministry of Education of the country where the institution is in operation.
• Programs are taught in English or Spanish. Class starts vary depending upon the language of instruction.
• All International students must have earned the following score on
  the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): Paper Based – 500; Computer Based (CBT) – 173.
• The TOEFL is not required for applicants who:
  • Have graduated from a college or university in the United States accredited in a manner accepted by Atlantis University.
  • Are from one of the following countries: Australia, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Canada, Dominica, Ghana, Guyana, Ireland, Jamaica, Liberia, New Zealand, Sierre Leone, South Africa, Tobago, Trinidad, United Kingdom, United States or Zimbabwe
• TOEFL Waivers: Atlantis University will consider, on a case-by-case basis, waiver requests from applicants who fall into at least one of the following categories:
  • The applicant has completed, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0, at least one-year full-time study at a recognized secondary school, college or university whose primary language of instruction is English,
  • The applicant has completed a high level of intensive English study,
  • The applicant has proof of earning a passing score on an English Proficiency Exam
  • The applicant has three years residency in the US, working in an establishment where all activities are conducted in English
  • In addition, all applicants must complete the English Placement Test provided by Atlantis University with a grade of A or B. Otherwise, applicants will have to complete an English course to improve their English proficiency.