Admissions Contact

Graduate Recruitment & Admissions

Academic Contact

Julia Kara-Soteriou
Department Chair, Professor
Literacy, Elementary, & Early Childhood Education
Henry Barnard Hall
310-01

Advanced Official Certificate Program in Reading and Language Arts

Curriculum

This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the .

This is a non-degree program providing coursework to lead to endorsement as a Reading and Language Arts Consultant in the State of Connecticut. Applicants are expected to have a Master's degree or a Sixth Year Certificate in Reading and Language Arts with a minimum GPA of 3.00 on a 4.00 point scale. Applicants must also have 3 years of teaching experience.

To apply to the Advance Official Certificate Program in Reading and Language Arts, a candidate must submit an application for graduate admission, official transcripts, and application fee to CCSU Graduate Recruitment and Admissions Office.

Additional Materials Required:

A candidate must also submit a copy of his/her teaching certificate with the application for graduate admission. Instructions for uploading the certificate will be found within the online graduate application.

Certificate requirements

The required courses are as follows, for a total of 15 to 27 credits of course work:

Required prerequisites: