Literacy Graduate Certificate

Become a certified literacy expert

Help others gain a vital life skill: The ability to read and write.

With an online graduate certificate in literacy, you can shape a better future for K-12 students and/or adults.

Why earn a graduate certificate in literacy at Missouri State?

Choose and complete all your courses 100% online.
Gain eligibility to apply for the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Special Reading Teacher Certification for grades K-12.
- More courses beyond the graduate certificate in literacy will likely be required in order to qualify for certification. (Note: You must already be certified in an additional area before you can qualify for this certification.)
Learn the best practices for teaching literacy. Help people improve their reading and writing skills or learn English as a second language.
Advance your career with a highly marketable skill-set.

Possible career paths

Literacy coach
Reading interventionist
Reading programs supervisor
Title I teacher

Apply online

Apply to this certificate program through a central application: GradCAS. Review the sections above before you begin.

Note: This certificate is a Missouri State University Certificate and does not meet Missouri's DESE Certification requirements for teaching.