Restorative Justice in Education Graduate Certificate
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Semester Hours: 15
Program may be completed fully online.
This graduate certificate is awarded through the graduate teacher education program as internal recognition for having obtained a focused area of coursework in restorative justice in education. Practitioners may complete 15 semester hours of course work coursework for the certificate only , or as part of their master's in education degree.
Certificate Requirements
To qualify for the graduate certificate in restorative justice in education, candidates must complete twelve 12 required semester hours (SH) and three 3 elective semester hours from the following courses.
Required (12 SH)
EDCC 521 Peacebuilding and Conflict Transformation (3 SH)
EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3 SH)
EDRJ 601 Facilitating Circle Processes (3 SH)
EDRJ 621
Restorative Discipline: Accountability and Restoration in Schools (3)EDRJ 601 Facilitating Circle Processes (3RJE Principles and Practices for Schools (Prerequisite: EDRJ 551) (3 SH)
Elective (3 SH)
Three semester hours of elective courses are to be taken from the following Education (ED), CJP (PAX), or MOL courses.courses:
EDRJ 581 Analyzing Conflict in Educational Settings (3 SH)
EDCC 501 Creating Cultures of Change (3 SH)
EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3 SH)
EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3 SH)
EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom
BehaviorsBehaviors (
3SPED focus) (
SPED focus3 SH)
EDDA 501
At-Risk Issues inFostering Resilience through School and Community Partnerships (3 SH)
EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 SH)
EDDA 571 Trauma, Restoration, and Resilience in Educational Environments (3 SH)
EDDA 631 Research in Risk and Resilience (3 SH)
Trauma and Resilience in Educational Environments Graduate Certificate
Semester Hours: 15
Program may be completed fully online.
This graduate certificate is awarded through the graduate teacher education program as internal recognition for having obtained a focused area of coursework in trauma and resilience in educational environments. Practitioners may complete 15 semester hours of course work for the certificate only, or as part of their master's in education degree.
Certificate Requirements
To qualify for the graduate certificate in trauma and resilience in educational environments, candidates must complete 15 required semester hours (SH) as listed.
Required (12 SH)
EDDA 541 Self-Care and Resilience for Educators (3 SH)
*EDDA 571 Trauma, Restoration, and Resilience in Educational Environments (3 SH)
EDDA 631 Research in Risk and
Resiliency (3Resilience (3 SH)
EDCI 561 Neuro-Education: Brain Research, Trauma, and Learning (3 SH)
*EDDA 571 is foundational and should be the first course taken.
Elective (3 SH)
Three semester hours of elective courses are to be taken from the following Education courses:
EDCI 511 Teaming and Collaboration (3 SH)
EDDA 501 Fostering Resilience through School and Community Partnerships (3 SH)
EDDA 511 Teaching Diverse Learners (3 SH)
EDRJ 551 Foundations of Restorative Justice in Education (3 SH)
EDRJ 581 Analyzing Conflict in Educational Settings (3
)- PAX 540 STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience (2)
- PAX 571 Restorative Justice (3)
- PAX 615 Leading Organizational Change (3) (has pre- reqs)
- MOL 600 Developing Healthy Organizations: Team Building & Collaboration (3
SH)
EDSL 581 Language and Culture (3 SH)
TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Graduate Certificate
Semester Hours: 15
This graduate certificate is awarded through the graduate teacher education program as internal recognition for having obtained a focused area of coursework in teaching English as a second language. Practitioners may complete 15 semester hours of course work for the certificate only, or as part of their master's in education degree.
Certificate Requirements
To qualify for the graduate certificate in TESOL, candidates must complete 15 required semester hours (SH) as listed.
Required (15 SH)
EDSL 551 Methods of Teaching ESL/FL (3 SH)
EDSL 571 Language Acquisition and Grammar (3 SH)
EDSL 581 Language and Culture (3 SH)
EDSL 591 ESL Assessment and Support (3 SH)
EDLA 501 Foundations of Literacy OR EDLA 521 Integrated Literacy
Teaching and Learning Graduate Certificate
Semester Hours: 15
This graduate certificate consists of foundational curriculum and instruction courses, providing educators with important knowledge and skills to meet the needs of their own students.
Certificate Requirements
To qualify for the graduate certificate in teaching and learning, candidates must complete 15 required semester hours (SH) as listed.
Required: Any five of the following six courses (15 SH)
EDCI 501 Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (3 SH)
EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom Behavior (3 SH)
EDCI 601 Assessment of Learners (3 SH)
EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3 SH)
COUN 517 Human Growth and Development (3 SH)
EDLA 501 Foundations of Literacy (VDOE requires for PK-3/SPED) (3 SH)