Professional Development
The School of Education offers professional development opportunities for educators and administrators. Classes are offered at convenient times for working professionals. You may enroll in a 16-credit certificate program or take individual courses as a non-degree student.
16-Credit Certificate Programs
The School of Education offers non-degree certificate programs in six distinct areas.
Literacy Intervention in Grades 3–6: A Program for Literacy Leaders
Physical Education, Health Education & Coaching
Program Planning, Management, Monitoring & Evaluation
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Teaching English as a Second Language, PreK-6
Prior to enrollment in a certificate program you must apply and be admitted. The admissions process for the certificate programs is rolling. Applications are processed and reviewed for admission as they are received. Submitting a complete application by the recommended deadline will ensure that a final decision is made prior to the start of classes for that term. Read more information about the application process, deadlines, and policies for the 16-credit certificate programs.
Non-Degree Courses
To register for individual non-degree courses, contact the Office of Student Records at 617-353-4235 or sedstu@bu.edu. No admissions application is needed to register for a class as a non-degree student at the School of Education. Course schedules can be found on the Student Link, www.bu.edu/link.
Download a registration form.
Master’s and CAGS students may transfer up to eight credits into the program. Doctoral students may transfer up to sixteen external credits or twenty internal credits into the program. Credits must be applicable. Faculty advisors have final approval over which credits will be accepted and applied to a particular degree program.
