Graduate Studies

Graduate Certificate in: Literature for Children and Young Adults

Certificate Description

This certificate may be added to either a Bachelor's or Master's degree. Six credits (EECE 660) from this Certificate program may also apply to the M.S. in Reading degree.

Admission Requirements

  1. Baccalaureate degree in Education from a regionally accredited institution with a prerequisite 300-400 level course in children's or young adult literature
    OR Baccalaureate degree with a major or minor in English with emphasis on literature.
  2. Completed Application to Certificate Program form.

 

For those students NOT admitted to the Reading Graduate Program, submit the following in addition to the items above:

  1. Completed Application for Admission to Graduate Study form indicating Graduate Special under "Program Admission Requested".
  2. 2.75 grade point average.
  3. Undergraduate and other transcripts sent directly from the institution to the Graduate Studies Office.
  4. Non-refundable $20.00 fee for first-time applicants to Minnesota State University Moorhead.


Certificate Requirements (12 Credits)

EECE 623: Special Topics in Literature for Young Readers (3)
EECE 660: Literature for Children and Young Adults (6)
EECE 662: Folkloric Patterns in Literature for Young Readers (3)


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Certificate Information:

Application Information:

Reading Graduate Program
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 7th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
(218) 477-2216
e-mail: rittenps@mnstate.edu
Graduate Studies Office
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1104 7th Ave. S.
Moorhead, MN 56563
(218) 477-2344
e-mail:  graduate@mnstate.edu
Application for Admission to Graduate Study