Teaching in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Teaching in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Classrooms addresses increasing demand to prepare teachers to better address the learning needs of K-12 classrooms with increasing cultural and linguistic diversity among students.

Certificate course work takes a comprehensive approach to supporting English Learners and other historically under-served populations by addressing aspects of cultural and linguistic diversity across the curriculum within a regular classroom context. Course work supports students in developing a knowledge base, planning, and application of strategies related to language and literacy development, second-language acquisition, classroom relationships, family collaboration, assessment, instruction, discourse, and socio-political consciousness.

Admission Requirements

Potential students must have an earned teaching credential, in addition to meeting minimum requirements set by the Graduate School. 

Students earn 12 credit hours by completing three required 3-hour courses in a foundational core and one 3-hour elective on second language acquisition and learning.