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Certificate of Graduate Studies: Education

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Expand your education credentials and professional opportunities with the Certificate of Graduate Studies. You’ll be equipped with knowledge and skills that can complement your existing degree, enhance your career, provide continuing education credits, or launch you toward obtaining your full master’s degree at Regent. This graduate-level program, offered online and on campus, is taught from a Christian worldview.

  • Explore research-based teaching skills in specialized areas to enhance your impact.
  • Deepen your understanding within your area of interest.
  • Design integrated curriculum using instructional strategies that promote critical thinking and creative solutions for real-world challenges.

Please complete the Request Information form on this page to learn more about this program.

  • ESL/ESOL Teacher
  • ESL/ESOL Administrator
  • Teacher or administrator in international contexts
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Certificate Tuition Cost Per Credit Hour Total Credits Tuition Cost for Certificate
Certificate in the Law & Higher Education $250 9 $2,250
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Autism $250 12 $3,000
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Career Switcher $250 24 $6,000
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Christian Education $250 9 $2,250
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership $250 12 $3,000
Certificate of Graduate Studies in eLearning Design $250 10 $2,500
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Gifted & Talented Education for Teachers $250 12-14 $3,000-$3,500
Certificate of Graduate Studies in Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) $250 10 $2,500
Certificate of Graduate Studies in TESOL – Adult Education-Collegiate $250 15-18 $3,750-$4,500
Certificate of Graduate Studies in TESOL – K-12 $250 15 $3,750
Post-Master’s Certificate in Advancing Leadership (CAL) $250 9 $2,250

Student Fees Per Semester

University Services Fee (Online Students) $700
Library Orientation $50 (one-time)

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*Rates are subject to change at any time.

“I looked at other institutions, but I understood the importance of a Christ-centered focus, and I wanted that to be a part of my graduate experience.”

Cheryl C. Askew, Ed.D., 2012 Principal, Landstown High School

“The program offered a great financing opportunity for teachers, and it also had that caliber of education I was looking for but at a reasonable price. Plus, it’s local, yet also accessible from a distance.”

Kristin Garmin, M.Ed. , 2016 Reading Specialist (with endorsement)

“The Virginia Beach City Public Schools cohort of ESL teachers in training was the perfect platform in which to study and learn. Upon completion of my last TESOL class, I was blessed with the opportunity to join the ESL staff of VBCPS. The amazing faculty of Regent's TESOL department helped make it possible.”

Altina Suber, M.Ed., 2015 Teacher

“I found Regent's School of Education to be a place where I could obtain some of those practical skills I needed to help others. The TESOL curriculum included a good balance of instruction in reading, writing, and conversation skills that I can apply with adults or children.”

Jason Clark, M.Ed., 2010 TESOL

“What I love about Regent is being treated not only as a student trying to pursue an education but as a person who is trying to make a difference in the world.”

Jasmine Farnsworth, Doctor of Education, 2022