Political Science for Educators Graduate Certificate

The Political Science for Educators graduate certificate is designed for teachers to enhance their knowledge and training through advanced content in political science. Completion of the certificate fulfills the path-to-18 requirement to teach Senior-to-Sophomore or College-in-the-Schools courses in political science. This certificate can be taken on its own or in combination with the Social Studies Education master's degree.

Candidates for this certificate must either hold a master's degree or pair the certificate as an elective path with an initial master's degree. The certificate is also beneficial to community college instructors to strengthen their credentials and expand fields of teaching.

University Catalog Program Requirements Department Political Science and International Relations Department College of Education and Learning Design Apply Apply Now

The St. Cloud State Advantage

  • Designed to accommodate working educators and provides content course options that will give them the ability to teach college-level courses in high schools and community colleges
  • Eligible for the Pathway to 18 initiative available to Minnesota educators to meet Higher Learning Commission requirements to teach Senior-to-Sophomore and/or Concurrent Enrollment courses at the secondary level
  • Credits can be used toward the Social Studies Education master's degree
  • A core program of study that has an political science education focus
  • Faculty members with expertise across Social Studies Education content areas and with in-depth field experience in education and education administration
  • Opportunities for international and U.S. travel and study including Alnwick Castle in the United Kingdom

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Graduate Director: Rochelle Dyer

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