Graduate Certificate in Reading Education

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Program Requirements

The Certificate in Reading Education program requires a minimum of 21 credits of coursework at the 5000-level or higher. Students must have passing scores on all licensure exams and meet all statutory requirements. Details about requirements for licensure can be found on the Reading Education website and are subject to change as state regulations are revised. All students must take the following courses:

Core Courses: 18 credits

Practicum Requirement: 3 credits

The practicum provides an experiential academic component to enhance the student’s knowledge and skillset in reading education. Students will work with school-age children. The practicum will entail supervised, practical application of knowledge and skills gained in coursework. Students will be required to fulfill a minimum of 36 clock hours. Students will be evaluated by a supervising faculty member in consultation with on-site administrators as applicable. Assessment of student performance will be based on participation in course assignments, weekly reports, structured observations of lesson implementation, and timesheets to verify contact hours. If a student fails the practicum, the course may be repeated a second time to fulfill the practicum requirement. A student who fails the practicum requirement a second time will be dismissed from the program.

EDIS 6770 - Practicum in Reading Intervention Credits: 3

Transfer Credits

A maximum of 6 credit hours can be transferred in to the program after the course is evaluated by the advisor to meet a number of conditions (e.g., graduate-level, is equivalent in rigor and focus to a course offered in the program of study, the student earned a grade of B- or higher, and the course was successfully completed less than 5 years from the date of admission to the program).

Public Professional Licensure Disclosure

As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).

Upon completion of the Certificate in Reading Education program at the UVA School of Education and Human Development, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.

Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))

Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).