The graduate certificate in English qualifies high school English teachers to meet the Higher Learning Commission鈥檚 requirements to teach dual-credit English courses.
Major Distinctives
The certificate program has three options:
1) A student may satisfy the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) requirement of 18 hours in the field by enrolling as a non-degree-seeking student and taking 18 hours of graduate classes.
2) A student may enroll in the PSU Graduate Certificate Program (which entails enrolling in the PSU master鈥檚 program, even though with no intention of earning the master鈥檚 degree), follow the prescribed course of study, and receive the Certificate.
3) A student may enroll in the PSU Graduate Certificate Program (which entails enrolling in the PSU master鈥檚 program), follow the prescribed course of study, receive the Certificate, and complete the remainder of the MA curriculum.
Career or Continuing Education Options
High school teachers may select this emphasis to update their teaching credentials and to qualify them to teach dual-credit courses at the high school level.
*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please
January 2025
College of Arts and Sciences
1701 South Broadway Street,
PITTSBURG,
Kansas,
66762, United States
Admission requires a bachelor's degree with a grade-point average of at least a 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
The minimum score levels required for various degree programs at Pittsburg State University range from:
TOEFL: 520/68 to 550/79
IELTS: 6.0 to 6.5
PTE: 47 to 53
>Application Deadline: Fall Semester 鈥� June 1st, Spring Semester 鈥� October 15th.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
Nationally recognized programs, caring faculty, state-of-the-art facilities and championship winning athletics, it鈥檚 all here at PSU.
