Description:
The Certificate is intended for language arts teachers at all levels, especially middle and high school English teachers, and any teachers or prospective teachers who want to explore language arts in digital realms.
The Certificate offers:
1) fully online content delivery
2) all ENGL prefixed courses (18 hrs total, which satisfies most accrediting requirements for dual enrollment or undergraduate teaching in a discipline as long as the teacher also holds at least a Master’s degree in any recognized discipline)
3) intense focus on digital literacy digital content and device interaction (3 screens and a cloud)
4) easy access for initial enrollment as non-degree seeking student but with the option to use some courses to satisfy elective requirements for the traditional M.A. or M.S. in English if desired
5) no sequential course prerequisites (students need not take the courses in a particular sequence)
6) emphases include writing, reading, and assessment, and with additional emphasis on diversity, controversial material in digital content, and electronic devices and interfaces in students’ lives and in classrooms.
Admissions Criteria:
Applicants who are currently matriculated graduate-degree-seeking at Radford University may apply for a certificate by submitting an approved ‘Add a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Form’ to the Graduate College. Applicants who are not in a degree program and are seeking only the certificate should apply as ‘Certificate Students’ and must meet the established criteria for admission as well as other requirements indicated by the specific certificate. Certificate-seeking applications may be submitted online on a rolling admissions basis for all terms. Those wishing to include the certificate with a degree program should apply to the English Department Graduate program, and consult with the English Department Graduate Program Coordinator regarding completion of the Certificate.
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