2025-26 State-Approved
Graduate Coursework
The listed graduate courses are the only courses approved for APLDS Clock Hours.
Requirements
Each three-hour course listed below may be used as 30 APLDS Clock Hours if the following criteria are met:
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The graduate course credit must be awarded June 2025 - May 2026 to count towards the 2025-26 APLDS Program requirements.
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Credit will only be awarded to principals and assistant principals.
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The final course grade must be at least a B.
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An official transcript must be submitted for verification. Official transcripts may be submitted securely to the ALSDE Professional Learning Section through electronic transmission from the institution as an electronic PDF to Dr. Anna Shepherd-Jones at anna.jones@alsde.edu.
Directions
1. Review the approved graduate coursework list to determine if your graduate coursework is eligible for APLDS
Clock Hours.
2. For eligible graduate coursework, email Dr. Anna Shepherd-Jones (anna.jones@alsde.edu) the following
information no later than May 2026:
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Higher Education Institution Name
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Approved Graduate Course Name
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Start Date and End Date of Course
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Course Syllabus
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List of indicators from the Alabama Standards for School Leadership (e.g., 1a) that align with the course
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List of indicators from the Alabama Standards for Professional Learning (e.g., a) that align with the course
3. Send an official transcript with the course grade through electronic transmission from the institution as an
electronic PD to Dr. Anna Shepherd-Jones at anna.jones@alsde.edu no later than May 2026.
4. You do not need to register for a course in PowerSchool PL. The APLDS Clock Hour credit will be awarded by you. Dr. Anna Shepherd-Jones will follow up in an email when this process has been completed.
Approved Graduate Coursework List
Higher Education Institution:
Jacksonville State University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
IL 632 Research in Instructional Leadership
Higher Education Institution:
Jacksonville State University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
IL 650 Seminar in Curriculum Development
Higher Education Institution:
Jacksonville State University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
IL 691 Problems in Instructional Leadership I
Higher Education Institution:
Jacksonville State University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
IL 692 Problems in Instructional Leadership II
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 621 Educational Management and Strategic Thinking
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 622 Seminar in Academic Leadership
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 623 Organizational Innovation
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 625 Legal and Policy Issues in Education
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 627 Professional Strategies for Learning
Higher Education Institution:
Samford University
Program Level:
Specialist
Course:
EDLD 628 Assessment of Teaching and Learning