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ACT 48/ACT 45 PIL CREDIT

Effective July 1, 2000, all Pennsylvania educators holding Pennsylvania public school certification are required to participate in ongoing professional education activities in order to maintain their certification. For specific deadlines and requirements, please visit Pennsylvania Department of Education’s website at https://www.education.pa.gov.

At your request Shippensburg University will report any and all credits and grades earned, for courses indicated, to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) for you.  You may request ACT48/ACT45 PIL credits by completing the  request form and sending it to us at regdataoffice@ship.edu.  All information will be submitted to PDE after the end of each semester; in January after the fall semester; in June after the spring semester, and in September after the summer terms.

For specific deadlines and requirements, please visit Pennsylvania Department of Education’s website at https://www.education.pa.gov.

If you have any questions about the reporting of this information, please contact the Registrar’s Office of Shippensburg University at (717) 477-1381 or regdataoffice@ship.edu.

The following Shippensburg University courses meet the ACT 48/ACT 45 PIL (PA Inspired Leadership) requirements, effective January 1, 2008, and are required for all active school and system leaders (employed in the following positions: Principal, Assistant or Vice Principal, superintendent, Assistant superintendent, Intermediate Unit Executive Director, Intermediate Unit Assistant Executive Director or Director of an Area vocational-Technical School) and will be reported as such:

  • ELP601-ELP604 Practicum in Central Office Administration (3-6 credits)
  • ELP611 The Legal Aspects of Public School Administration (3 credits)
  • ELP612 Educational Leadership, Policy and Governance (3 credits)
  • ELP613 Educational Facilities and Plant Management (3 credits)
  • ELP614 Business and Finance in Public Education (3 credits)
  • ELP615 School and community Relations (3 credits)
  • ELP616 Negotiations and Personnel Management in Public Education (3 credits)
  • ELP618 Curriculum theory and Development (3 credits)
  • ELP619 Leadership for Pupil Services (3 credits)
  • ELP612 Educational Leadership, Policy and Governance (3 credits)
  • ELP619 Leadership for Pupil Services (3 credits)
  • ELP621 Practicum I Strategic Leadership in District Governance (3 credits)
  • ELP627 Practicum II Strategic Instructional Leadership (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)724R/824R Ethical/Legal Decision Making at District Level (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)725R/825R Facilities/Plant Management Dec/School Effective (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)726R/826R Opt. Financial Resources to Support District Lev Ach (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)721R/821R Strategic Leadership in District Gov. & Com   Rel. (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)723R/823R Neg/Personnel Strategic Decision Making (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)727R/827R Instructional Tech Leadership at Exec Level (4 credits)
  • ELP(P)832 Introduction to Executive Leadership (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)822 Communication Theory for School District Administrators (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)828 Emergent Technologies and Instructional Practices (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)829 Political/Social Context for Educational Leadership (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)820 Action/Applied Research in an Organizational Env (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)831 Educational Statistics (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)830 Qualitative/Quantitative Research (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)890 Research in Educational Leadership Part I (1 credit)
  • ELP(P)891 Research in Educational Leadership Part II (1 credit)
  • ELP(P)897 Dissertation Seminar (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)898 Dissertation I Educational Leadership I  (3 credits)
  • ELP(P)899 Dissertation I Educational Leadership II (3 credits)

Contact the Office of the Registrar

Old Main 110   1871 Old Main Drive, Shippensburg, PA 17257 Phone: 717-477-1381 Fax: 717-477-4017