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Graduate Certificate in Reading & Literacies Education at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

A four-course, 16-unit graduate certificate for K-12 teachers, administrators and other educators, covering literacy instruction, assessment and leadership from a critical and humanizing perspective. Earned units can transfer to the EdM or CAGS in Reading & Literacies Education or the EdM in Language & Literacy Education.

Faculty: Wheelock College of Education & Human Development  |  Department: Reading & Literacies  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Three required 4-unit courses: Instruction and Assessment for Emergent and Developing Literacies, Introduction to Literacy Leadership, and Instruction and Assessment for Disciplinary and Digital Literacies, plus one 4-unit elective such as Critical Literacy as a Lens or Critical Analysis of Children's and Young Adult Literature.

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Entry requirements

Wheelock graduate certificates: one letter of recommendation, a statement of about 250 words, a resume, and a $25 application fee. International applicants without an English-language degree need TOEFL 100 overall, IELTS 7.0 or Duolingo 130 (per Wheelock-wide page). GRE not required.

Requirements published at faculty level.

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