Structured Language and Literacy Intervention, Graduate Certificate

This 18-credit hour certificate is designed for degree-seeking students of any major and non-degree-seeking students who desire to offer high- quality literacy services using evidence-based instruction and interventions to students with reading disabilities, including dyslexia.

Minimum Totals for Graduation: 18 hours

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

• Admission: Bachelor's degree and 3.0 Cumulative GPA.
• Retention: Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA with no grade less than a B in the certificate classes.
• Termination: Students who do not earn at least a B in each course in the certificate program will be terminated.

See below for Accelerated Admissions for current undergraduate CMU students.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (18 hours)

CSD 512	Supporting Students with Literacy Disorders	3(3-0)
CSD 595	Literacy Clinical Practicum	3(Spec)
EDU 531	Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention	3(3-0)
EDU 533	Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties	3(2-3)
EDU 537	Knowledge of Diverse Readers, Including Dyslexia	3(3-0)
EDU 540	Literacy Education: Theory and Practice	3(3-0)
SLP 720	Assessment of Literacy Disorders for the SLP	3(3-0)

Note: Only one of EDU 531 or SLP 720 may be counted toward this certificate.

Total: 18 semester hours

Accelerated Admissions to the Structured Language and Literacy Graduate Certificate

• Accelerated Admission: Student must be currently enrolled as a CMU undergraduate student with junior or senior status. Student must have a cumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0.
• Retention: Maintain a 3.0 cumulative GPA with no grade less than a B in the certificate classes.
• Termination: Students who do not earn at least a B in each course in the certificate program will be terminated.

Students granted accelerated admissions can take up to 50% of the Structured Language and Literacy Intervention Certificate Courses while enrolled as an undergraduate student and count them toward both their undergraduate degree and the Structured Language and Literacy Intervention Certificate. Courses eligible for undergraduate students to take include CSD 512, EDU 531, EDU 533, EDU 537, and EDU 540.

Students should enroll in these courses at the undergraduate level but will need to inform the instructor that they are taking them as part of an accelerated program and will need to fulfill the academic requirements for graduate students. No more than three of the listed courses should be taken while enrolled as an undergraduate student, and students must not take more than 15 credit hours (undergraduate and graduate credits combined) in a semester.

Completed courses will be added to the graduate transcript once the student satisfactorily completes their undergraduate degree. All credits  taken prior to the awarding of the undergraduate degree, regardless of course level and the degree to which they are being applied, will be charged at the undergraduate tuition rate.

Students granted accelerated admissions should be aware that their financial aid may be affected for courses double counting on their undergraduate degree and graduate certificate. Contact the Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid for information at 989-774-3674 or [e-mail].