Graduate Certification Programs in Reading: Reading Teacher (316) Certification

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This major is administered by the School of Education Office of Graduate Studies & Professional Development .

You may complete this certification as a specialization in the Education, M.S.E. via Option B or by enrolling as a graduate special student and pursuing certification only.

NOTE: You must have two years of successful regular classroom teaching experience in addition to the coursework for certification.

To receive certification you must earn 9 prerequisite credits (6 from Area A and 3 from Area B) as described below. You can take them at the graduate or undergraduate level, but if you are applying the credits to a master’s degree, they must be at the graduate level. Before you take EDUC 741 you must take EDUC 309 , EDUC 310 , EDUC 386 /EDUC 586 , or ENGL 381 /ENGL 581 (for English majors). In addition, you need 13 credits from Area C below.

Area A, 6 credits

Take one course from each group.

Elementary

Secondary

EDUC 386 - Literacy in the Secondary School 3 cr. or
EDUC 586 - Literacy in the Secondary School 3 cr.
ENGL 381 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr. or
ENGL 581 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr.

Area B, 3 credits

Choose from:

EDUC 327 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students 3 cr. or
EDUC 527 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students 3 cr.
EDUC 383 - Educational Assessment 3 cr. or
EDUC 583 - Educational Assessment 3 cr.
EDUC 706
ENGL 275 - Children’s Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 375 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr. or
ENGL 575 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.

Area C, 13 credits

Note

Area C courses must be earned within a seven-year period (starting with the beginning of the term the course was approved for your Program of Study).

State Mandated Tests

Pass the state-mandated Foundations of Reading Test.

State Teacher Licensing Rules

Meet state teacher licensing rules which are subject to change at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.