Certificate Requirements - Graduate Teacher Education

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Restorative Justice in Education 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 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.

Certificate Requirements

To qualify for the graduate certificate in restorative justice in education, candidates must complete 12 required semester hours (SH) and 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 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 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)

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 Resilience (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 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)

  • COUN 517 Human Growth and Development (3 SH)

  • EDCC 531 Social and Ethical Issues in Education (3 SH)

  • EDCI 501 Curriculum and Instructional Strategies (3 SH)

  • EDCI 541 Supporting Positive Classroom Behavior (3 SH)

  • EDCI 601 Assessment of Learners (3 SH)

  • EDLA 501 Foundations of Literacy (VDOE requires for PK-3/SPED) (3 SH)