Degree Requirements: 18 Credit Hours

Program Description

The Curriculum and Pedagogy for Social Justice Certificate consists of six graduate level education courses designed to provide educators with the theoretical foundations, historical knowledge, practical experience, and supportive infrastructure needed to become reflective practitioners who successfully integrate social justice education into their classrooms. This graduate certificate can be completed as a stand-alone program or along with any of the Master’s degrees offered in the College of Education. An underlying assumption of this graduate certificate is that educators who engage in social justice education will be able to identify dehumanizing sociopolitical conditions that undermine good teaching and academic achievement and will actively engage in pedagogical practices to alter those conditions to educate all students to reach their highest potential.

Admission Requirements

1. Complete requirements for a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or an equivalent at a recognized national or international university.
2. Present a cumulative 3.0 (4.0 scale) grade point average or higher on all undergraduate and/or graduate coursework.
3. Submit a personal statement of purpose, not to exceed 500 words, that identifies the applicant’s reasons for pursuing graduate study and how admission into the program relates to the applicant’s professional aspirations.

Program of Study

The Graduate Certificate program requires a total of 18 credit hours. There are five required courses and one elective course. All of the courses are online. The courses are rotated on a three-semester cohort model that begins in the Summer and ends with two capstone courses in the Spring.