Offered as a stand-alone program, the Graduate Computer Science Educator Certificate may be earned apart from completing the Classroom Technology Master’s degree. Students with this certificate will be prepared to teach computer science courses in K-12 settings. Upon successful completion of the certificate coursework, Ohio Assessment for the Computer Science Endorsement, and state required field hours, program candidates who hold a valid standard Ohio teaching license will be eligible to apply for the Computer Science Endorsement to be added to their license.

Learning Outcomes

1. At the conclusion of this program, students will be able to apply computer science and computational practices in the development of algorithms, software, and systems for data-oriented problem solving,

2. Analyze the impact of computer science on society and the ethical considerations involved in the field,

3. Formulate teaching practices that integrate knowledge of computer science content and computational thinking.

Admission Requirements

The Computer Science Information Certificate is an ODE new standard licensure area for K12 Computer Science Information and may be added to an existing valid Ohio teacher license. Computer Science 054

After completion of this coursework, candidates will need to take the OAE 054 subtest exam. In order to add the license for Ohio Licensure, application is made for new license with Ohio Department of Education. Please contact Dr. John Sorg for teaching licensure questions at jsorg@bgsu.edu. 

Documents required:

• Submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), the appropriate PRAXIS II, or Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) test. Test score waived for Masters.

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