Online Educating Multilingual Learners Graduate Certificate

You can apply for this certificate program if you have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher from a regionally accredited institution in the U.S or the equivalent of a U.S. bachelor’s degree from an international institution that is officially recognized by that country.

You must have maintained a “B” (3.00 on a 4.00 scale) GPA in the last 60 semester hours or 90 quarter hours of undergraduate coursework. If you do not meet the minimum GPA requirements, your application may still be considered.

International applications must provide proof of English proficiency as outlined by ASU Admission Services.

Applicants must respond to three of the four short answer questions below. The admission committee pays particular attention to the quality of writing and ideas expressed in the responses as well as the relevance of goals to the aims of the program. Responses should be limited to 150–200 words per question. The statement should be prepared in an MS Word (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf), Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Text (.txt) file format.

1. Describe one or more personal or professional goals that motivate you to apply for this program. How will completion of the graduate certificate in educating multilingual learners help you fulfill this/these goals?
2. Describe a quality that you believe is critical to working with a multilingual learner and at least one situation where you demonstrated this quality.
3. Describe your experience working with and supporting multilingual learners.
4. Briefly discuss why you are interested in pursuing a graduate certificate at this time. What steps have you taken (or will you take) to ensure that you will be successful in this program?

Applicants must provide a 1-2 page resume that includes relevant personal, professional, educational and community activities. Your resume should be prepared in an MS Word (.doc), Rich Text (.rtf), Portable Document Format (.pdf) or Text (.txt) file format.