General Program Information
Cynthia Chambers, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Educator Preparation
322 Warf Pickel
423-439-7586
Clemmer College of Education and Human Development offers a Certificate in Job-Embedded that provides coursework directed at clinical practice in the field. This certificate program allows candidates who have completed all initial licensure program coursework, with the exception of Residency II and Seminar, and Praxis content examinations for the licensure area to fulfill the remaining licensure requirements including a clinical practice and seminar. Upon completion of the requirements of the graduate certificate in Educator Job Embedded, the candidate will be recommended for full completion of teacher licensure requirements for the specified endorsement with the Tennessee Department of Education.
Articulation Agreement
A student who completes the Graduate Certificate in Job Embedded and later wishes to pursue the Master’s programs in Curriculum and Instruction or Advanced Studies in Special Education may transfer the certificate credits into the master’s degree with approval of the degree graduate coordinator and the School of Graduate Studies. All transfer credit, however, must meet GPA requirements and must be within the six-year matriculation limits.