Non-Degree Program

Ohio Board of Regents Criteria

The Ohio Board of Regents has set the following criteria for admission to any reading endorsement program across the state:

• Current Ohio Educator License
• Baccalaureate degree completion prior to enrollment
• Completion of 12 semester hours of reading coursework before being admitted for ECE, MCE and ISS or 9 semester hours for AYA, multi-age or career technical

Ohio K-12 Reading Endorsement Requirements

All Ohio Programs must include:

• 15-21 Semester Hours
• 100 field hours or six semester hours
• Field experiences across K-12 grade levels

Programs MAY include a maximum of 25% undergraduate credit. BGSU allows ONE (1) undergraduate course to count for the endorsement.

To obtain the BGSU Reading Endorsement Certificate, all endorsement courses must be completed at the graduate level.

The BGSU program is approved by the Ohio Board of Regents. The courses in the Summer Literacy Institute also serve as the core coursework for the BGSU Master of Education in Reading degree.

Registration

Preference given to registrants for entire institute.

Must have access to high-speed Internet connection for Online Institute options

Fee

Check here for approximate cost:  https://www.bgsu.edu/bursar/calculate-your-cost-of-attendance/graduate-calculator.html
Tuition & Fees subject to change by Board of Trustees

*Assessment and practicum courses require access to early childhood, middle childhood and adolescent struggling readers.