Graduate Certificate
Elementary Education K-8
Education Graduate certificates provide candidates with eligibility endorsements to an Alaska teaching certificate. All course work must be completed within a seven-year period immediately preceding the date the graduate certificate is granted. Graduate certificates are granted by the University of Alaska Southeast; UAS provides the institutional recommendation to the student to submit to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development for endorsement.
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Admissions Requirements
Admission to the Educational Technology, and Mathematics Education (K-8) Graduate Certificates requires degree.
- Application for admission and $60 non-refundable
admission fee - Copy of a current Alaska teaching certificate
- Official transcript(s) are also required for courses transferred in from another institution
Call (907) 796-6424 (toll free: 1-866-465-6424) for application materials. Call (907) 796-6047 for Educational Technology application materials or go to www.uas.alaska.edu/education.
REQUIREMENTS (2012-2013 CATALOG)
| Minimum Credit Hours | 45 | ||
| Foundational Courses | 9 | ||
| ED | S230 | Intro to Educational Technology | 3 |
| ED | 320B | PE in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | 320E | Health in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S333 | The Learner and the Learning Process | 3 |
| Select one from the following (1 credit): | |||
| ED | S320A | Art in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S320C | Music in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| ED | S320D | Drama in the K-8 Curriculum | 1 |
| Major Requirements | 36 | ||
| ALST | 603 | Alaska Literature for Young People | 3 |
| ED | S615 | Literacy in the Intermediate and Middle School Grades | 3 |
| ED | S616 | Math Methods in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S617 | Science Methods in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S618 | Social Studies in the K-8 Classroom | 3 |
| ED | S619 | Classroom Management and Discipline | 3 |
| ED | S621ABC | Curriculum Development | 3 |
| ECE | S661 | Literacy and Young Children | 3 |
| ED | S680 | Advanced Multicultural Education | 3 |
| ED | S688 | Student Teaching | 6 |
| EDSE | S482 | Inclusive Classrooms for All Children | 3 |
Recommendation for certification will be granted upon successful completion of the above coursework. Students are encouraged to complete the remaining coursework required for the M.A.T. degree during their initial years as classroom teachers. View more information on MAT Elementary. | |||
CONTACT INFORMATION
University of Alaska Southeast
Dr. Katy Spanger
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Ph: 907-694-7019
Program Website: uas.alaska.edu/education
Email: katy.spangler@uas.alaska.edu