Teaching Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Teaching offers an efficient pathway to initial teacher licensure for candidates who have already earned a bachelor's degree and a 2.70 or higher overall undergraduate GPA. Candidates with lower GPAs should apply as a Post-baccalaureate Pre-Teacher Licensure Pathway (GPA forgiveness) to become eligible for the Graduate Certificate in Teaching program. With the exception of the Art Education concentration, students who successfully complete the Graduate Certificate in Teaching can apply their coursework towards the Master of Arts in Teaching program. The Graduate Certificate in Teaching is offered in the following licensure areas: Art Education (K-12), Career and Technical Education (6-12) {Business/IT, Family and Consumer Science, Marketing, Technology Engineering and Design}, Child and Family Development (B-K), Elementary Education (K-6), Foreign Language Education (K-12) {American Sign Language, Arabic, Cherokee, Chinese, French, German, Greek (Ancient and Modern), Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latin, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Turkish}, Middle Grades Education (6-9) {English Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies}, Secondary Education (9-12) {Comprehensive Science, Comprehensive Social Studies, English, Math}, Special Education (K-12) {Adaptive Curriculum, General Curriculum}, Teaching English as a Second Language (K-12).