Admission Requirements

Applications for admission to this advanced certificate program in the Department of Teaching, Learning and Technology  are made to the Graduate Admission Office. Admission is based on a comprehensive review of multiple criteria. The department understands that any single criterion may not reliably predict a student’s potential for success in the program. Students may consider applying even if they fail to meet one of the criteria listed below but feel that other aspects of their experience might compensate. All individual cases will be reviewed by an Admissions Counselor before being referred to the graduate program for further review.

Applicants must:

1. Hold a valid provisional, permanent, initial, or professional certificate for classroom teaching service or school counseling.
2. Submit a completed application obtained from the Office of Graduate Admission.
3. Have earned a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 on all undergraduate course work, or its equivalent (e.g., a 3.0 in a completed graduate program). We encourage you to submit all transcripts from your undergraduate work and any graduate work for consideration.
4. Interview with a business and marketing and family and consumer sciences program director.

Program Requirements - Total Semester Hours: 6

NOTE: The two courses, which may be taken in either order, are offered online asynchronously.

• SED 211 - Work-Based Learning Program: Organization and Structure Semester Hours: 3
• SED 212 - Work-Based Learning Program: Operation and Supervision Semester Hours: 3

Graduation Requirements

1. A minimum GPA of 3.0 in overall graduate work.
2. All course work taken in satisfaction of this certificate must have been taken within a five-year period.

Teacher Certification Requirements

Upon successful completion of degree requirements, students will be eligible to apply for the University’s recommendation for New York state certification. Contact the OSchool of Education Dean’s Office for information regarding any required Educational Law seminars* and other certification requirements. 

*Please note, as of December 31, 2013, the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education now require a new six-hour seminar for Training in Harassment, Bullying, and Discrimination Prevention and Intervention, required under the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA): http://www.highered.nysed.gov/tcert/news/newsitem05162013.html.

Please contact the School of Education Dean’s Office for information regarding fingerprinting and other specific certification requirements.

Work Experience Outside of Classroom Teaching - 300 Clock Hours: 

Teachers who are pursuing work-based learning extension certification must demonstrate work experience in a field related to the subject area of the certificate sought (e.g., business, health care, technical, the trades) using the Verification of Occupational Work Experience Form found on TEACH online. 

This experience might have been in high school, college, summer employment, or a previous career. This is the responsibility of the applicant. Hofstra University (or any institution providing work-based learning preparation courses) does not have a role in this documentation