Clock Hours & Graduate-Level Credit

• Clock Hour Certification of Continuing Professional Education (non-credit)
• Graduate-Level Credit
• Tuition and Fees for Graduate-level Credit
  • Non-degree-seeking students
  • U of MN Degree-seeking students

Clock Hour Certification

Participants can earn certificates for up to 30 Clock Hours of Continuing Professional Education for full attendance at any of the week-long CARLA summer institutes, or up to 6 hours/day for the two- and three-day programs. These are awarded on the last day of the institute.

Graduate Level Credit

Most of the CARLA summer institutes are available for 2 semester graduate-level credits at an additional cost through the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) or College of Liberal Arts (CLA).  International participants are currently not eligible to enroll for credit because of INS regulations, unless they are matriculated into a University program.

Institutes for language teachers offering graduate-level credit registration:

• Social Networking Technology-online (LgTT 5710)–CLA
• Culture as the Core (CI 5621)–CEHD
• Second Language Acquisition (CI 5622)–CEHD
• Using Technology in Second Language Teaching (LgTT 5110) –CLA
• Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction (CI 5623)–CEHD
• Developing Assessments (CI 5625)–CEHD
• Content-Based Language Instruction (CI 5624)–CEHD
  

Institutes for immersion educators offering graduate-level credit registration:

• Immersion 101 for Chinese/Japanese Teachers (CI 5674)–CEHD
• Immersion 101 (CI 5673)–CEHD
• Challenges of Immersion Education (CI 5660, special topics)–CEHD
  

Registration for graduate-level credit can and payment will be due shortly thereafter. Bills will be sent electronically by the University of Minnesota Registrar. For more information about billing

Tuition and Fees for Graduate-level Credit

Tuition for graduate-level credits depends on your status at the University of Minnesota.

Non-Degree Seeking Students:

For those not enrolled in degree programs at the University of Minnesota, the tuition cost is $572.17 per credit, PLUS approximately $100 in registration fees for two credits. The cost of tuition and fees is in addition to the initial registration cost through CARLA.

You can find a chart of tuition and fees for non-degree-seeking students or refer to the University's Onestop website for more complete information.

U of MN Degree-Seeking or Certificate Students:

A discount on the initial, non-credit registration cost is offered to students who will register for credit AND are currently enrolled in a University of Minnesota degree-seeking program or the following certificate programs:

Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching Certificate
Dual Language and Immersion Education Certificate

Currently enrolled U of MN students will pay a discounted amount for an initial registration cost, but must also register AND pay for credits ($150; or $200 for an immersion institute). To receive this discount, registrants must indicate their U of MN student ID# on the registration form.

Registration for U of MN students wishing to take a CARLA summer institute for credit requires a two-step process:

1. Students pay the initial registration cost of $150/$200 through CARLA’s registration system and then
2. Students register for graduate-level credit online. Note: CARLA will need to give you special permission to register for credit. Contact Karin Larson (larso205@umn.edu) with your student ID# and the name of the institute(s) to get clearance to register.

Students will then be billed the cost of tuition and fees by the University of Minnesota Registrar’s Office.  

Note: Those registrants who receive a discount, but do not register for credit by the time the institute begins, will be billed for the balance of the registration cost.