Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Children’s and Young Adult Literature is designed to provide in-service elementary and secondary teachers with materials and methods for teaching international children’s and young adult literature.  The focus of the program is on multimodal texts, exploration of the kinds of conversations that surround pieces of literature, and whether those texts are written for children, adults, or both.  The program aids understanding classics and awards winners in children’s and young adult literature by and about people and communities who have been and continue to be marginalized by and underrepresented in the school curriculum in the United States. The graduate certificate is available only online.

Admission

Students must be currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in the College of Education at Michigan State University and  must complete the Intent to Enroll form on the program Web site.

Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Children’s and Young Adult Literature

Students must complete 9 credits from the following courses:

1.	The following courses (3 credits):
	TE	849	Methods and Materials for Teaching Children’s and Adolescent Literature						3
2.	Two of the following courses (6 credits):
	TE	836	Awards and Classics of Children’s Literature						3
	TE	838	Children’s Literature and Film						3
	TE	850	Critical Reading for Children and Adolescents						3
	TE	883	Seminars in Literacy Instruction						1 to 4
	TE	891	Special Topics in Teaching, Curriculum, and Schooling						1 to 4
	A children’s or young adult literature course outside the department, as approved by the student’s academic advisor.