Youngstown State University:
Certificate courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Youngstown State University:
Certificate courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Teaching Children Literature
College description: Children Literature (MA) + Library and Information Science (MS):Library Services to Children is the first and only dual degree program in the country that prepares students and professionals in library youth and young adult services. In collaboration with The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Simmons offers all four graduate programs in Children Literature onsite at The Carle. Founded in part by Eric Carle, the renowned author and illustrator of than 70 books, including the 1969 classic The Very Hungry Caterpillar, The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art is the first full-scale museum in this country devoted to national and international picture book art. Children Literature + Children Literature: Writing for ChildrenMA, MFA.
One of the following test scores: GRE, MAT, or MTEL (an MTEL, or Massachusetts Test for Educator Licensure, is preferred.
Some programs require the submission of official standardized test scores or proof of registration for one of the following standardized tests: Graduate Record Exam , Miller Analogies Test , or MTEL®
Concentration in Children and Young Adult Literature
Retention StandardsMaintain a 3.25 GPA in English courses. Students who fail to maintain a 3.25 GPA in English courses in two successive semesters will be removed from the accelerated program.
Certificate in Literature for Children and Young Adults Youngstown State University
Certificate courses must be completed with a GPA of at least 3.0.
Studies in Children and Adolescent Literature Culture
Maintain a 3.0 GPA in each course required for the certificate.
Graduate Admissions
College description: The English offers a Ph.D. degree in the areas of literature studies, creative writing, and composition and rhetoric. We offer graduate course work in all listed areas of study. There are also opportunities for students to obtain a specialization in ethnic studies Great Plains studies, human rights and humanitarian affairs, 19th-century studies, and women and gender studies. We also have certifications in Digital Humanities and the Teaching of Writing.
Applicant do not need to submit GRE or any other entrance exam scores with their application.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate
College description: To enter the graduate program in English a candidate must satisfy the requirements both of the Graduate School and the English. Applications to the MA in English are considered at all times. However, because spaces in graduate courses are limited, it is strongly advised that prospective students submit their applications well before the semester begins in order to gain admission into their appropriate classes (typically July 1 for the Fall Semester, December 1 for the Spring, and May 1 for the Summer). In addition to the Graduate School requirements, students must complete at least 30 hours, 24 hours of which must be in 5000-level courses.
Students must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to remain in the certificate program.