About
The 18-hour Literacy Education Certificate partially fulfills the 24-hour requirement for the add-on Reading (K–6) license for North Carolina and may be used toward the fulfillment of the 39-hour requirement for the Master of Arts degree in Literacy Education. It may be used as elective hours for other MA programs, such as Special Education, Elementary Education and Middle Grades Education. The 18-hour certificate does not lead to NC licensure by itself.
Professional Licensure
This is a program that can lead to licensure or certification in North Carolina. Appalachian State University cannot confirm whether this program will meet the requirements for professional licensure in other states or territories.
If this applies to you, check the Professional Licensure webpage for information on licensure requirements and licensing agencies in other states. Or, you may address questions to State Authorization at App State at [email protected] or 828-262-7559.
Courses
Graduate Bulletin and Course Catalog
Application Essentials
Required Entrance Exam: None
Required number of references to specify in the online form: None
Supplemental Information: Resume (Required upload for application submission)
Employers
Graduates are working at these and other employers:
- Educational settings across North Carolina and the Southeast
Application Deadlines
- Spring: November 1
- Summer Session 1: May 1
- Summer Session 2: May 1
- Fall: August 1
Summer Session applications are open to main campus program students only.
Why Appalachian?
- The Literacy Education program maintains a clinical focus where students learn through direct experience in how to assist children and adults to read.
- Appalachian has long been recognized as an outstanding teacher education institution, and its reading faculty is one the largest in the southeastern United States.
- Faculty members are teacher-scholars who balance their own scholarly work in schools with graduate teaching.
- All graduate programs at Appalachian have small class sizes, providing intimate classroom interaction.
- The School of Graduate Studies offers scholarships, fellowships and assistantships to support eligible, full-time, degree-seeking students.
Location
On campus and Online
Careers
- Classroom Teacher
- Reading Specialist
- Curriculum Coordinator
- Community College Instructor
Contacts
Dr. Beth Buchholz
Program Director
[email protected]
828-262-6059
Department of Child Development, Literacy and Special Education