University of Alaska Southeast

Graduate Certificate
Reading Specialist

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.

  1. Application for admission and $60 non-refundable
    admission fee
  2. Copy of a current Alaska teaching certificate
  3. 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)

Application Requirements

Admission to the Reading Certificate program requires the same application materials as the M.Ed. in Reading Specialist. If the Reading Specialist Graduate Certificate application is submitted with the M.Ed. application, the $60 application fee will be charged only once.

Minimum Credit Hours24
EDRES671Language, Culture & Literacy3
EDRES674Developing Reading, ECE-123
EDRES675Reading and Cognition3
EDRES676Reading Instruction & Assessment I3
EDRES677Reading Instruction & Assessment II3
EDRES678Literature & Reading: Supporting Readers at all Levels3
EDRES679Reading and Literacy in the Content Areas3
EDRES696Teacher as Leader3
Exit Requirements
  1. GPA of 3.00
  2. Satisfactory completion of all courses

CONTACT INFORMATION

University of Alaska Southeast
Dr. Mary-Claire Tarlow
11120 Glacier Highway
Juneau, Alaska 99801
Ph: 907-796-6435
Ph: 877-465-4827 ext. 6435 (toll free)
Program Website: uas.alaska.edu/education
Email: maryclaire.tarlow@uas.alaska.edu

 
 

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