Prospective certificate-only students should apply for admission to Marshall University as a Certificate/Professional Development student and select the Family Literacy Certificate on the application form.
Applicants should follow the admissions process described in the Graduate Catalog, or at the Graduate Admissions website.
Students can pursue the graduate certificate while enrolled in the master’s program in Elementary Education by submitting a Secondary Program Request form:
Applicants must hold a valid K-6 or K-8 professional license.
Applicants must have an overall Grade Point Average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale from the undergraduate degree granting institution. Many graduate degree programs require a higher minimum GPA.
Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools from which you have received credit. Printouts or opened copies are not acceptable.
International students and applicants who have earned a degree from a non-English institution must provide proof of English proficiency as follows: minimum of 80 on TOEFL IBT (or 550 paper based), IELTS 6.5.
(MELAB) Michigan English Language Assessment Battery minimum score of 82 for graduate study.
Successful completion of the advanced level of INTO Marshall Academic English level 6 with no grades below B.
Successful completion of INTO Marshall Pathway course ENG 160 or ENG 101A with minimum grade C.
Diploma or degree from an English speaking school – a degree or diploma from an accepted accredited college or university in which the primary language of instruction for the entire institution is English.
You have graduated from a regionally accredited college or university in the United States.