The Graduate Certificate in Elementary Education program at Southern Arkansas University is designed to enable candidates who graduated from SAU in the BSE Elementary Education (non-licensure) program to continue their career in education and be prepared to earn a license in K-6 education.
Candidates in this certificate program are required to uphold the same knowledge, skills, and dispositions set forth in the catalog for the Master of Arts in Teaching Program.
Curriculum
Initial Course (3 hours)
(Required to be taken during first term of program)
MAT 5103 – Holistic Pedagogy
Supervised Experience (6 hours)
Select 6 hours from the following:
MAT 6033 – Internship I (first year of teaching) and
MAT 6043 – Internship II (first year of teaching)
or
MAT 6053 – Residency I and
MAT 6063 – Residency II
Education Elective (3 hours)
Select a 3-hour education elective course from another advanced program (see advisor for more information).
