Reading Education Endorsement Certificate

If you are certified to teach in Georgia, our Reading Education Endorsement Certificate may be added to your teaching certificate. Offered through the renowned  Mary Frances Early College of Education, the University of Georgia’s online Reading Education Endorsement Certificate provides certified classroom teachers with focused immersion in the teaching of reading and encouragement of literacy. Georgia teachers from pre-K to grade 12 obtaining degrees with a focus or major other than Reading Education will benefit from this three-course sequence designed to enhance literacy instruction and practice. The endorsement certificate program is only valid for Georgia educators who have or will have a professional certificate at the bachelor’s or higher certification level in any teaching field.

It is possible to get a Reading Education Endorsement Certificate added to any teaching certificate in Georgia. The Language and Literacy Education Department has been approved by the State Professional Standards Commission to offer the endorsement certificate.

How to get a Reading Education Endorsement Certificate added to your initial teaching certificate:

• Successfully complete one of the following introductory courses in reading instruction and assessment: List of acceptable courses.
• Successfully complete a three-course series specific to initial certification grade band levels (P-5, 4-8, 6-12, K-12)
• Successfully complete a Reading Education Endorsement Certificate portfolio via Folioteck
• Apply for the endorsement certificate to be added to your teaching certificate through UGA College of Education’s Office of Student Services upon successful completion of the program.

Limited campus visits. A maximum of two campus visits required per term.

Students who are interested in obtaining the Endorsement in Reading Education must be admitted to the Graduate School of the University of Georgia. Prospective students may either be pursuing a graduate degree in another department, or may apply to the graduate school for non-degree status.

Non-Degree Program Application Checklist Students applying to the graduate school for non-degree status are not required to take entrance exams or to submit test scores and letters of recommendation.

Application – Submit to the Graduate School online. Application fee: $75 Domestic/$100 International Statement of Intent – Send to the department. A statement of intent should clarify the candidate’s relevant background, interests, and goals, and indicate their intent for the online Reading Endorsement program in their statement. Résumé or curriculum vita – Send to the department. Official Transcripts – Submit unofficial transcripts from all institutions attended as part of the online application. Send official transcripts after you are offered admission.

Not all programs are available to residents in all states. Please check the institution's State Authorization and Professional Licensure website(s) to ensure you reside in an authorized state.

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