Post-Master’s Graduate Certificates in Reading, Language Arts and Literature

The 16- 28 and 32-credit post-master’s graduate certificates in reading, language arts, and literature are intended for three different groups of students: Students with a masters degree in an educational field who wish to earn a Reading Specialist (BR) endorsement.Students with little background in reading who have completed master’s degrees in education-related fields, andStudents who have completed a MAT in reading and language arts. The 28-credit post-master’s graduate certificate in reading, language arts, and literature is intended for students with a master’s degree in an educational field who wish to earn a Reading Specialist (BR) endorsement.If you have little or no reading, language arts or children’s literature background, the options available will enable you to gain a basic understanding of literacy instruction and provide invaluable information on current trends and issues in the field.Since some school districts now require planned 15- and 30-hour programs, the post-master’s graduate certificate programs in reading, language arts and literature will meet the need for a planned program.

Admission to graduate school at Oakland University is selective. In making admission recommendations to Oakland University Graduate School, each department assesses the potential of applicants for success in the program by examining their undergraduate records, goal statement, letters of recommendation, prerequisite courses and any other admission requirements established by the academic department.You must submit transcripts from all colleges/universities you have attended. If your last degree was obtained from an international college/university, your transcripts must be evaluated by a professional credential evaluation service.Oakland University will only accept transcript evaluations completed by a current member of NACES. Most students choose World Educational Services, Educational Credential Evaluators or SpanTran. Graduate programs usually require a course-by-course (or detailed) evaluation report rather than the general evaluation report. Since official transcripts are required for your transcript evaluation.