The Students Engaging, Responding, Volunteering, & Impacting Communities Everywhere (SERVICE) Certificate requires 12 credit hours of coursework (or equivalent). The certificate requires 6 credit hours of coursework to come from the College of Education and provides the option of the additional 6 hours to be attained from any TTU unit with appropriate service learning courses/options available. Service Learning opportunities are available in a number of courses offered by the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, but students may also accumulate hours by self- identifying and pursuing service learning opportunities in the community.

Students apply for the graduate certificate following the Master of Arts in Curriculum and Instruction admissions criteria listed below:

Requirements for Admission in Full Standing (Licensure, Non-licensure, and Post-baccalaureate programs):

  • For full admission, overall undergraduate GPA of 2.75 or above upon completion of a baccalaureate degree program.

  • Provide contact information for three references (name and email)

  • Successfully complete additional College of Graduate Studies application requirements (transcripts, application, etc.)

Additional Admission Requirements for Provisional Standing (Licensure, Non-licensure, and Post-baccalaureate programs):

  • Provisional standing may be requested by a departmental evaluation when the undergraduate GPA is lower than 2.75. Teacher licensure standards may require a separate minimum GPA for licensure.

  • To advance from provisional to full admission, a student must earn a minimum of 3.0 GPA on the first nine (9) hours of graduate study.

Additional Admission Requirements for International Students (Licensure, Non-licensure, and Post-baccalaureate programs):

International applicants must also meet or exceed the minimum English Language Requirements as set by the College of Graduate Studies in the current Graduate Catalog.