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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Certificate in Teaching and Learning PreK-6


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Major Code: 3851

 

Available Virtually through IVE

The Certificate in Teaching and Learning PreK-6 is embedded within the Master of Education degree in Curriculum and InstructionTeaching and Learning in PreK-6 and is designed for career changers who plan to pursue their Oklahoma teacher certification. This certificate provides students with 18 credit hours in the coursework listed below to complete academic requirements for early childhood or elementary teacher certification in Oklahoma. Students in other related programs may also earn the certificate by taking the courses listed below. This certificate is different from the Oklahoma Teaching Certificate. Students who are seeking their teacher certificate should contact the Oklahoma Office of Teacher Certification for specific requirements.

Contacts


Coordinator/Advisor: Dr. Jill Davis

Email: jdavis131@uco.edu

Office: LIB 131-B

Phone: 405-974-5134

Admission Requirements


Submit the following items to:

                                 Jackson College of Graduate Studies 

                                 100 N. University Drive, NUC 404 

                                 Edmond, OK 73034

 

• Online application for admission (www.uco.edu/graduate/).

• Official copies of undergraduate and graduate transcripts from each institution attended with all degrees posted. All transcripts must be from accredited institutions. Undergraduate transcripts must show a minimum 2.75 GPA overall or 3.00 GPA in the last 60 hours attempted.*

• Students with a native language other than English must submit evidence of English language proficiency. See Admission to Graduate Studies - English Language Proficiency  

• Okla. Board of Behavioral Health approved school counseling coursework and a current Oklahoma School Counseling Certificate.

*Students falling below these standards may qualify for conditional admission. See Admission to Graduate Studies   .

Other Requirements


• Plan of Study. Each student must file a plan of study with their graduate program advisor and the Jackson College of Graduate Studies (JCGS) by the end of the first semester of graduate work. The plan must be signed and dated by the student and the program coordinator before it can be considered official.

• Academic Standards. Meet the following course work standards:

  • Overall GPA of 3.00 or higher.
  • No more than six hours of “C”.
  • No more than six advisor-approved hours from traditional correspondence courses.

• Final Requirements. Apply for graduation through the JCGS by advertised deadline

TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED: 18 HOURS


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