Notice to Students RE: Professional Licensure and Certification 

The post-baccalaureate Certificate in Postsecondary Reading provides professional preparation and training in the theory and practice of teaching reading to adults. Coursework in reading theory and pedagogy with teaching and/or tutoring experience provides the competencies and skills necessary to teach reading to adults.

• Students must either be in a graduate degree program at California State University, Los Angeles or must apply for graduate admission to the University.
• Once admitted to CSULA, prospective Postsecondary Reading Certificate students must apply to the Reading Programs Co-Coordinators for admission to the program.
• Students must successfully complete the Writing Placement Exam (WPE) or have a score of 41 or better on the writing section of the CBEST no later than the second term of coursework at California State University, Los Angeles.
• The program is designed for graduate students who expect to teach in community college and/or adult education settings. Students must provide evidence from coursework related to adult readers in order to earn the certificate in postsecondary reading.

Pre/Co-Requisites to the Program

• Teaching Credential 

or

• EDSE 4501 - Language and Literacy in Context   t  (1)    and
• EDSE 4502 - Understanding Academic Language Development    (3)

or

• Equivalent reading methodology course

Program Requirement

The Postsecondary Reading Certificate requires 15 units of coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.0.