Applying to the Early Childhood Education Graduate Certificate Program

By completing the UAS Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education, you qualify for the UAS Institutional Recommendation to the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development's Endorsement in Early Childhood Education.  You may apply for this program at any point in your coursework, but you must apply before applying to DEED for your endorsement.

Submit the following items directly to your program's coordinator:

• A completed graduate application and $60 processing fee.
• Official academic transcript indicating a baccalaureate degree and a GPA of 3.0*.
  *Conditional admission may be considered for slightly lower GPAs or mitigating conditions.
• Two letters of recommendation on the SOE Letter of Recommendation Form.
• Field experience statement form
• Two writing assessments**
  1. Statement of professional goals. This is a 2 to 3 page typewritten and double spaced, formal paper containing a summary of education experiences. Statement will include:
     • A description of professional goals related to what is needed to teach early childhood students;
     • A statement of how the program might help in attaining those goals.
  2. A sample of professional or work-related writing.
  **These samples will be judged in terms of readability, style and proficiency in writing as well as alignment and compatibility of the student's objectives and expectations with the School of Education's goals.

Submit all application materials to Susan Andrews, Program Coordinator, School of Education HA1, University of Alaska Southeast, 11120 Glacier Highway, Juneau, AK 99801.

How to Apply to DEED for your Endorsement (after completing coursework):

1. Go to the Teacher Certification page at the DEED Web site and follow their directions to Add an Endorsement.

2. Send DEED's Add an Endorsement form and a check made out to DEED for their fee to UAS-School of Education,  11120 Glacier Hwy, HA1, Juneau, AK 99801 (current fee information is on the form).

3. Request that all relevant official transcripts be sent to UAS-School of Education, 11120 Glacier Hwy, HA1, Juneau, AK 99801. To obtain transcripts from any University of Alaska unit, visit UAOnline.

When we receive the above items, we will verify that you have completed all coursework for the Endorsement and will notify you if anything is missing. We will then forward your paperwork to DEED, and they will mail you the endorsement.

Please note that once your information and materials are submitted and accepted, you are in DEED's database as having the endorsement. However, it can take 3-6 months for the certificate to actually arrive in the mail. If you want to call DEED to check on the status of your endorsement, phone 907-465-2800.

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All education programs through the School of Education at University of Alaska Southeast are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, a performance-based teacher accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.