Graduate Certificate in the Science of Reading, Certificate

Admissions to the M.Ed. programs are evaluated on a rolling basis. 

Application Checklist Items

• Standardized Exam Required: No
• Official Transcripts Required: Yes
• Personal Statement Required: No
• Letters of Recommendation: None
• Resume Required: Graduate Program in Higher Education only
• Copy of teaching certificate: No

Courses in the Science of Reading Certificate are offered throughout the year to accommodate teaching practitioners working during the school year.

This may include week-long intensive courses during the summer semester(s).

Courses for this certificate include

• EE512: Emergent Language and Literature
• EE514: Literacy for Early Elementary
• EE516: Reading Assessment and Differentiated Instruction
• EE518: Literacy Interventions

Value-Added Teacher Education

Enriching Field Experience: Students begin field experiences in the first semester of sophomore year, always under the guidance of a university professor. To arrange placements, we employ a former principal with important contacts in local districts. Students benefit from excellent field placements with great local teachers.

Study Abroad: Our Teacher Education students gain global perspectives, studying in Rome, London, and Limerick, Ireland with Spain and other destinations on the horizon.

Teach Abroad: Education students can take their global perspectives even further. In recent years, they have taught in primary and secondary schools in Capetown, South Africa and India through DeSales-sponsored faculty-led trips. Recent graduates are teaching throughout Asia and other countries in full time positions.

Technology-Rich Curriculum: DeSales University Teacher Education has received a special designation from the Pennsylvania Department of Education for industry-leading technology integration in our teacher education programs.

Transferable Certification to Other States: Pennsylvania mandates rigorous, clear, teacher certification standards that make Pennsylvania certification easily transferable to other states. For additional detail on individual state certification requirements, refer to the state of choice.

• Tuition/credit hour: $590*
• Instructional Technology Fee: $10/credit included in tuition
• Student Teaching Fee: $260
• Graduation Fee: $120
• Returned Check Service: $30 

*Tuition/credit hours listed are for 2024/2025 academic year. Tuition and fees are reviewed each academic year and are subject to change with notice.

View a comprehensive list of financial aid forms and graduate program information sheets

Tuition Deferment

DeSales University offers graduate students the opportunity to defer payment of their tuition when they will be receiving reimbursement from their employer or when they are eligible to receive financial aid. A copy of your employer's tuition reimbursement policy must be forwarded to the Treasurer's Office and/or all necessary financial aid paperwork must be filed with the Financial Aid Office before tuition deferment is granted. 

Tuition deferment is a privilege given to graduate students at DeSales and can be revoked if this privilege is abused. Please note that you, as the student, are responsible for payment of your tuition balance in the event that your financial aid/loans or employer reimbursement is not received by the Treasurer's Office.

Tuition Reimbursement

When a student is eligible for tuition reimbursement from his/her employer, written evidence of eligibility is required. The student is responsible for requesting this reimbursement from his/her employer. In cases where reimbursement is contingent upon successful completion of the course(s) and the student either withdraws or does not achieve a grade sufficient to warrant maximum reimbursement, the student is ultimately responsible for payment for the course(s).