Mi-Hyun Chung, Ph.D., Chair
(914) 674-3057
mchung@mercy.edu

NOTE: Effective Fall 2024, we will no longer be accepting students for the current program. We are excited to introduce our new Literacy All Grades Advanced Certificate, which will begin in Spring 2025. For more information and to access details about this new program, please click here . 

The 15-credit Advanced Certificate in Teaching Literacy, Grades 5–12 will permit qualified applicants, who have a master’s degree and hold a teaching certificate in another area to earn initial or professional certification in Teaching Literacy, Grades 5–12. This certificate requires completion of the five courses listed below, completion of Content Specialty Test in Literacy and completion of 50 hours of practical experience in EDUC 659 , which serves as the capstone for this program. Applicants to this program must also include a copy of the initial certificate with their application materials.