Local Knowledge Educator Certificate
Minimum Requirements for Local Knowledge Educator Certificate: 35 credits
Students must earn a C or better in each course.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General University Requirements | ||
| Complete the general university requirements. | ||
| Certificate Requirements | ||
| Complete the certificate requirements. | 9-10 | |
| As part of the certificate requirements, complete the following: | ||
| Communication | ||
| Writing Across Contexts | ||
or COM F121X | Introduction to Interpersonal Communication | |
or COM F131X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Group Context | |
or COM F141X | Fundamentals of Oral Communication: Public Context | |
| Computation | ||
| College Algebra for Calculus | ||
or ECE F117 | Practical Math Skills | |
or MATH F105 | Intermediate Algebra | |
or MATH F122X | Essential Precalculus with Applications | |
| Human Relations | ||
| Child Development | ||
| Local Knowledge Educator Program Requirements | ||
| Complete the following: | ||
| ANL F141X | Beginning Dene / Athabascan I | 5 |
| or INU F111X | Elementary Inupiaq I | |
| or YUP F101X | Elementary Central Yup'ik I | |
| ANL F287 | Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages | 3 |
| or TG F101 | Introduction to Tribal Government in Alaska | |
| ANS F161X | Introduction to Alaska Native Performance | 3 |
| or ANS F202X | Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance | |
| or ANS F223X | Alaska Native Music | |
| ANS F242X | Indigenous Cultures of Alaska | 3 |
| or HIST F115 | Alaska, Land and Its People | |
| ED F111 | Teaching for Alaska's Future | 3 |
| or ED F110 | Becoming a Teacher in the 21st Century | |
| ED F201 | Introduction to Education | 3 |
| ED F206 | Core Practices in Place and Arts-Based Teaching | 3 |
| or ED F204 | Literature for Children | |
| LING/ED F100 | Language, Education, Linguistics | 3 |
| Total Credits | 35-36 | |
Admission Requirements
Complete the following admission requirements:
For admission to certificate programs, official documentation must be provided showing that the applicant:
- is at least 18 years old, or
- has a high school diploma, or
- has a General Educational Development (GED) diploma.
Applicants under the age of 18 who will not have a high school diploma or GED before the start of their first semester are not admissible but may take courses as a nondegree student. Please note that in order to qualify for federal financial aid, students must have either a high school diploma or a GED.
Learning Outcomes
Learning Outcomes are measurable statements that describe knowledge or skills achieved by students upon completion of the program.
Students graduating from this program will be able to:
- Acquire introductory communication and math skills to support working in a K-12 environment
- Be exposed to introductory core teaching practices
- Acquire Alaska-specific Indigenous content knowledge
- Be exposed to teaching through local knowledge, language, and culture
- Be motivated to continue on to 4-year bachelor’s degree with initial teaching licensure
