Local Knowledge Educator Certificate
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.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
Transfer students are eligible for admission if they left their previous accredited institution(s) in good standing. Admission status will be determined on an individual basis if a student attended an unaccredited/non-regionally accredited post-secondary institution.
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
High school students may take classes at UAF. There are two enrollment options for students interested in certificate or associate degree programs: Secondary Student Enrollment and TECH PREP. Both have specific registration requirements but do not require admission to UAF.
HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS
Home-schooled students may be admitted to an associate or certificate program if the student is at least 18 years old, holds a GED, graduated from a state-sponsored correspondence program with a high school diploma, or with the approval of the director of admissions.
Minimum Requirements for Local Knowledge Educator Certificate: 30 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. | 6-9 | |
| 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 1 | 3-5 |
| ANL F287 | Teaching Methods for Alaska Native Languages 2,3 | 3 |
| or ED F486 | Media Literacy | |
| ANS F161X | Introduction to Alaska Native Performance | 3 |
| or ANS F223X | Alaska Native Music | |
| or ANS F202X | Aesthetic Appreciation of Alaska Native Performance | |
| ANS F242X | Indigenous Cultures of Alaska | 3 |
| or HIST F115 | Alaska, Land and Its People | |
| ED F100 | Language, Education, Linguistics | 3 |
| ED F111 | Teaching for Alaska's Future | 3 |
| ED F206 | Core Practices in Place and Arts-Based Teaching | 3 |
| or ED F204 | Literature for Children | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
- 1
Or another 3-5 credit Alaska Native Language course ending in X
- 2
Or RAHI Local Languages Preservation Class
- 3
Can substitute for ED F486 Media Literacy
