Graduate Education Certificates and Continuing Education Courses

School of Education and Leadership

Take a certificate or try a course

By earning an education certificate, you aren鈥檛 just supplementing your expertise鈥攜ou鈥檙e nurturing the learning community of your classroom. Whether your focus is deepening your specialized knowledge or broadening your understanding of student needs, your ultimate outcome will be a classroom that improves the academic and social learning of all your students.

You鈥檒l grow, too. Certificate programs offer the chance to explore a niche and the training to implement your knowledge daily. Investing in a certificate is the best way to immerse yourself in a subject, whether it鈥檚 your desired specialty area or a topic that just caught your interest. Plus, you can transfer the credits you earn toward a master鈥檚 degree.

We have options to meet all of your continuing education needs. If you aren't sure whether to enroll in a full certificate program, we also offer continuing education course opportunities.

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Graduate Education Certificate Programs

Adult Basic Education (ABE)

Learn to provide the quality education services adults need to participate fully in community and economic life.

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Adult ESL

Examine course design, assessment, and the development of reading, writing, and oral skills for adult English learners.

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Advanced Literacy Leadership

Get the skills, knowledge, and tools to teach and coach teachers to improve literacy instruction in their classrooms.

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Advanced Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Extend your TEFL expertise with a deeper exploration into language theory and linguistics in this advanced certificate.

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Gain the necessary skills and enhance your knowledge to better serve learners with ASD.听

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Climate Literacy

Learn about climate issues and gain the skills to advocate for solutions, educate others, and drive community awareness around sustainability.听

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English Learners in the Mainstream Classroom

Build your confidence and develop skills to address the needs of English language learners in the mainstream classroom.

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Environmental Education

Bring the environment into your classroom with coursework in ecology, natural history, teaching methods, field biology, and geology for all levels of students.

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Nature-based Early Learning Certificate

Learn how to help young children build connections to nature with a program grounded in the听North American Association for Environmental Education's early childhood guidelines for excellence.听

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Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL)

Discover the principles and practices of teaching English as a foreign language through an interactive and hands-on approach.听

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You can apply certificate credits toward a master's degree

Did you know you can apply your certificate credits toward one of several master鈥檚 degrees? Start with a certificate and you鈥檒l complete most if not all of your elective requirements.听

Explore our master鈥檚 degrees and see how you can make the most of your certificate.

MA in Education
MA in Natural Science and Environmental Education
MA in Teaching English to Other Languages
MA in Literacy Education听

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