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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 coursework for the certificate only or as part of their master's in education degree.

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  • 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 RJE 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:

  • 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 Behaviors (SPED focus) (3 SH) 

  • EDDA 501 Fostering 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)

  • PAX 540 STAR: Strategies for Trauma Awareness & Resilience (3 SH)

  • PAX 571 Restorative Justice: Principles, Theories, and Applications (3 SH)

  • PAX 615 Leading Organizational Change (has pre-reqs) (3 SH) 

  • MOL 600 Developing Healthy Organizations: Team Building & Collaboration (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.

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To qualify for the graduate certificate in trauma and resilience in educational environments, candidates must complete 15 required semester hours (SH) as listed. 

Required (15 12 SH)

  • EDDA 541 Self-Care and Resilience of for Educators (3 SH)

  • *EDDA 571 Trauma, Restoration, and Resilience in Educational Environments (3 SH)

  • EDDA 631 Research in Risk and Resilience (3 SH)

  • EDCI 561 Neuro-Education: Application of Brain Research on the Brain, Trauma, Resilience, and Learning in the K-12 Classroom (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) OR EDRJ 621 RJE Principles and Practices for Schools

  • EDRJ 581 Analyzing Conflict in Educational Settings (3 SH)

  • EDSL 581 Language and Culture (3 SH) OR other elective per adviser

TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Graduate Certificate

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  • 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)