Environmental Sustainability Education Certificate

Degree

School

Education

Next Classes Start

January 27, 2025

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Program at a Glance

PreK–12 teachers can enhance their instruction with this interdisciplinary certificate. New Jersey was the first state to integrate climate change standards across school content, and this certificate prepares you to integrate these standards into your instruction. You’ll also deepen your knowledge related to environmental sustainability in education. This certificate can stand on its own or be taken as an Environmental Sustainability Education pathway within the Master of Education in Integrative STEM degree.

Program Coordinator : Lauren Madden, maddenl@tcnj.edu

Duration

part time: 1.5–2 years

Availability

Hybrid

Courses in this program are all offered using a hybrid format, including face-to-face instruction and both asynchronous and synchronous remote learning modules.

Requirement

current teaching certificate

4

courses

12

credits

$1129.40

per credit

Who Should Pursue This Program?

This four-course, 12-credit graduate certificate is ideal if you’re a practicing preK–12 teacher and want to transform your teaching practice with interdisciplinary perspectives on environmental sustainability education.

Engaged Faculty

Learn from nationally and internationally recognized faculty who are fully engaged with their students. Your professor knows your name and teaches all of your classes. You won’t find any TAs here.

Extensive Network

Study alongside peers with solid education experience, learn from faculty who have valuable contacts in their field, and benefit from an alumni community with strong professional connections.

For your application to be considered complete, you must submit the online application as well as all supplemental documents.

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We consider applications on a space-available basis. You can apply up to and including the first day of the semester.

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We offer the same tuition rates no matter where you live. And there are a range of financial aid and assistantship options for TCNJ graduate students.

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