Plan Description
The Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Education (GCME) targets full- or part-time graduate students who seek academic preparation in multicultural education in order to build/improve their capacity for working well/effectively with diverse populations. Further, the certificate targets full- or part-time graduate students who have completed an undergraduate teacher education licensure program, and/or an alternative route to licensure program, in which multicultural education coursework (or related content (e.g., cultural diversity, cultural competency, etc.) was not a significant part of the program to build/improve their capacity for working well/effectively with diverse PK-12 student populations and their families.
Educator Endorsement Alignment: The GCME curricula is aligned with the state-level educator endorsement in “cultural competency.” Students who are pursuing or already hold a Nevada educator license can—in completing the 12-credit certificate—concomitantly fulfill requirements for the “initial” level cultural competency endorsement as displayed within the course requirements section below. Once completed, these credits can be transferred into a masters or doctoral degree program, notably the M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction/Professional Studies-Multicultural Education and the Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction/Cultural Studies, International Education, and Multicultural Education (CSIEME). For more information, please visit: http://csieme.us/certificate/me/
Applicants are encouraged to verify current Nevada state regulations and licensure requirements directly with the Nevada Department of Education. UNLV is not responsible for details in regulations not displayed in this catalog.
Though the GCME targets full- or part-time graduate students who have completed an undergraduate teacher education licensure program, and/or an alternative route to licensure program, students do not need to be licensed to take the certificate and should be aware that the GCME is not a licensure program.
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Plan Admission Requirements
Application deadlines
Applications available on the UNLV Graduate College website.
All applicants must review and follow the Graduate College Admission and Registration Requirements.
Qualified students must apply for admission to the Graduate College via the online application. All minimum Graduate College requirements MUST be met. In addition to the Graduate College requirements, GCME applicants must also complete and submit a résumé/vita and a 250-750 word personal statement detailing their interest in the GCME.
Applications for admission into the Graduate Certificate in Multicultural Education are accepted for any term. Acceptance may be limited based on course enrollments.
Students are accepted into a certificate program as described in the Graduate Catalog. The faculty and corresponding sub-disciplines and sub-plans within the described programs are subject to change at any time.