Clock Hours & Graduate-Level Credit
- Clock Hour Certification of Continuing Education (non-credit)
- Graduate-Level Credit
- Tuition & Fees and Registration Process for Graduate-level Credit
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 clock 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:
- Using the Web-online (CI 5660, sec. 5)–CEHD
- Using Technology in Second Language Teaching (LgTT 5110)–CLA
- Content-Based Language Instruction (CI 5624)–CEHD
- Culture as the Core (CI 5621, sec. 3)–CEHD
- Second Language Acquisition (CI 5622)–CEHD
- Styles- and Strategies-Based Instruction (CI 5623)–CEHD
- Developing Assessments (CI 5625)–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, sec. 2/3)–CEHD (Special 3 credit class. Additional credit will be completed online.)
Tuition & Fees and Registration Process for Graduate-level Credit
Tuition for graduate-level credits depends on your status at the University of Minnesota and the registration process is slightly different.
Non-Degree-Seeking Students:
Cost: For those not enrolled in degree programs at the University of Minnesota, the tuition cost is $595 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 (varies between $350-$500).
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.
Process: Registration for non-degree-seeking students wishing to take a CARLA summer institute for credit requires a two-step process:
- Students pay the standard initial registration cost (varies between $350–$500) through CARLA’s registration system and then
- Students will be given an application for non-degree-seeking students and registration forms on the first day of the institute. Students will then be billed the cost of tuition and fees by the University of Minnesota Registrar’s Office.
Note: Non-degree-seeking students who are accepted to the following UM certificate programs are eligible for a discount on their initial registration cost. There is no fee to apply.
- Advanced Practices in Second Language Teaching Certificate
- Dual Language and Immersion Education Certificate
U of MN Degree-Seeking or Certificate Students:
Cost: 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. To pay this discounted rate ($150; or $200 for an immersion institute), registrants must indicate their U of MN student ID# on the registration form.
Process: Registration for U of MN students wishing to take a CARLA summer institute for credit requires a two-step process:
- Students pay a discounted initial registration cost of $150/$200 through CARLA’s registration system and then
- Students register for graduate-level credit online through OneStop. Students will then be billed the cost of tuition and fees by the University of Minnesota Registrar’s Office.
- Note: CARLA will need to confer special permission to register for credit after you have paid your initial registration cost. Please allow 2-3 days for processing before you try to register through OneStop. If you have problems contact Karin Larson (larso205@umn.edu) with your student ID# and the name of the institute(s) to get clearance to register.
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.
Payment will be due several weeks after credit registration takes place. Bills will be sent electronically by the University of Minnesota Registrar. For more information about tuition billing.