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Geography Education Graduate Certificate Program (Non-Degree)

Certificate Requirements - 12 credits

The certificate provides K-12 in-service teachers with a graduate-level foundation of the geography discipline. The first three courses are offered in a 2-week summer institute, followed by a capstone course offered online. Geography 520 is offered for any of the subfields in geography and is repeatable. Teachers develop publishable instructional units from the concepts presented in the courses and conduct professional development workshops for colleagues. Applications are limited to teachers with current full-time teaching contracts.

Required Credits - 12 hours

GEOG 513 Professional Renewal (1-3)

GEOG 520 Topics in Systematic Geography (3) Take 2 times under different subtitles

GEOG 592 Field Course in Geography (1-6)


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