Clock Hours & Graduate-Level Credit
Note: The following information is from the 2019 Summer Institute program; it will give you a general idea of options for credit and clock hours. The information will be updated for 2020 by late November 2019.
- Clock Hour Certification of Continuing Education (Non-Credit)
- Graduate-Level Credit Options
- Tuition and Fees 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 Options
Most of the CARLA summer institutes are available for two 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). The Transitioning to Teaching Language Online-online course is offered for three graduate-level credits.
International participants are currently not eligible to enroll for credit because of INS regulations, unless they are matriculated into a University of Minnesota program.
Institutes for language teachers offering graduate-level credit registration this year:
- Creativity in the Classroom (CI 5627)–CEHD
- Culture as the Core (CI 5621)–CEHD
- Developing Assessments (CI 5625)–CEHD
- Exploring Project-Based Language Learning (CI 5608 sec. 4)–CEHD
- Growing Learner Language (CI 5622)–CEHD
- Teaching Heritage Languages and Learners (CI 5638)–CEHD
- Teaching World Languages and Cultures in Elementary Settings (CI 5619)–CEHD
- Transitioning to Teaching Language Online-online course (CI 5608 sec. 2)–CEHD
- Using the Web for Communicative Language Learning-online course (LgTT 5111)–CLA
- Using Authentic Materials (CI 5608 sec. 3)–CEHD
- Using Technology in Second Language Teaching (LgTT 5110)–CLA
Tuition & Fees for Graduate-Level Credit
Tuition and fees for graduate-level credits depends on whether the participant is a degree-seeking/certificate student or a non-degree-seeking student (not matriculated in a U of MN program) who wishes to take the institute for credit.
Non-Degree-Seeking Students:
Cost: For those not enrolled in degree programs at the University of Minnesota, the tuition cost is between $711 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-$450).
See a chart of tuition and fees for non-degree-seeking students.
Note: Non-degree-seeking students who are accepted to the following UM certificate programs are eligible for a discount on their initial registration cost!U of MN Degree-Seeking or Certificate Students:
Cost: A discount on the initial, non-credit registration cost is offered to UM students who will register for credit AND are currently enrolled in a University of Minnesota degree-seeking program or the certificate programs listed above. To pay this discounted rate (varies between $150 - $200), registrants must indicate their U of MN student ID# on the registration form.
Credit Registration Process:
The process for registering for graduate-level credit depends on your status at the University of Minnesota. See the CARLA Summer Institute registration page for details.
