Online Certificate & Certification Programs
Online Masters of Science in Education Degree
Use your certificate coursework as electives in the Masters of Science in Education program. Take five additional core courses to earn your Master's degree.
Degree Overview and Financial Aid Options
For more information, email Dr. Amy Gullixson at gullixsona@uwstout.edu
Email Dr. Greg Matthias at matthiasg@uwstout.edu for details about our prior learning review to receive transfer credits.
Online Education Courses
Meet your goals for:
- transitioning to a new career or position
- license renewal/salary advancement
- continuing education / professional development
- graduate credits for transfer to another university
100% Online - No travel to campus required.
Review the list of individual online courses below that focus on:
- assessment
- classroom management
- differentiating instruction
- English Language Learners
- career and technical education
- educational technology
- e-learning/online teaching
- instructional design
- math specialist
- reading
- reading specialist
- school library media specialist
- STEM
- teaching writing
Tuition
2021-2022: $476 per semester hour graduate credit
Summer 2022 tuition is due July 20, 2022.
Request Information about Online Courses
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have registration questions or need a copy of the syllabus for your employer to approve enrollment in the class, request information online or email Online Professional Development.
One of our program advisers will email you today.
All courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education degree.
Assessment Online Courses
EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI)
2 graduate credits *background check required
RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development
3 graduate credits *background check required
Classroom Management Online Courses
EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior
3 graduate credits
EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students
2 graduate credits
EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 656 Bullying in Schools
2 graduate credits
EDUC 665 Mindful Approaches to Classroom Management
3 graduate credits
Differentiating Instruction Online Courses
EDUC 655 Strategies for Dealing with Disruptive Behavior (Classroom Management)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 640 Poverty in Schools: Working with At-Risk Students
2 graduate credits
EDUC 645 School-wide Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
2 graduate credits
EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI)
2 graduate credits *background check required
Educational Technology Online Courses
EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
3 graduate credits
EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking
3 graduate credits
EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom
2 graduate credits
E-learning and Online Teaching Course
EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
3 graduate credits
EDUC 763 Instructional Design for Elearning
3 graduate credits
Instructional Design Courses and Certificate
You may complete all four instructional design online courses and earn an Instructional Design Certificate.
EDUC 765 Trends and Issues in Instructional Design
3 graduate credits
EDUC 766 Instructional Strategies and Assessment Methods
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765
EDUC 767 Designing Computer-based Training (CBT)
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765 & EDUC 766
EDUC 768 Project Management for Instructional Development
3 graduate credits
Prerequisite: EDUC 765, EDUC 766, & EDUC 767
All instructional design courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education and the Master of Science in Career and Technical Education and Master of Science in Information and Communication Technologies (MSICT) degree programs.
Instructional Strategies Online Courses
EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
3 graduate credits
EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 652 Accessibility and Universal Design for Learning
2 graduate credits
EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom
2 graduate credits
EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12
3 graduate credits
Reading and Literacy Online Courses and Reading Teacher Certification
You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a teaching license or complete all six online reading courses if you are pursuing Wisconsin #1316 Reading Teacher Certification Information. All courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education.
RDGED 701 Developmental Reading K-12
3 graduate credits
RDGED 702 Reading in the Content Areas K-12
3 graduate credits
RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5)
3 graduate credits
RDGED 704 Young Adult Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12)
3 graduate credits
RDGED 705 Instructional Techniques for Assisting Students with Reading Difficulties
3 graduate credits *background check required
RDGED 706 Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development
3 graduate credits *background check required
NOTE: This course must be completed as a prerequisite for RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties.
RDGED 707 Practicum in Reading Difficulties
3 graduate credits
Prerequisites: RDGED 701, RDGED 702, RDGED 703 or RDGED 704, RDGED 705, & RDGED 706, background check
Reading Specialist Online Courses and Reading Specialist Certification
You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a teaching license, or complete the following three online courses if you are pursuing a Wisconsin #5017 Reading Specialist Certification.
RDGED 720 Leading and Directing the Reading Program
3 graduate credits-Only offered fall semesters
RDGED 721 Supporting Literacy Instruction
3 graduate credits-Only offered spring semesters
RDGED 722 Reading Specialist Field Experience
3 graduate credits-Offered fall and spring semesters only *background check required
School Library Media Specialist Online Courses
EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking (across the curriculum)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 651 Project-based Learning in the Flipped Classroom
2 graduate credits
RDGED 703 Children's Literature in the Reading Program (grades K-5)
3 graduate credits
RDGED 704 Young Adult (YA) Literature in the Reading Program (grades 6-12)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 760 E-learning for Educators
3 graduate credits
STEM Education Online Courses
EDUC 664 Teaching K-12 Computational Thinking
3 graduate credits
EDUC 660 Teaching for Creativity and Innovation: The Maker Culture
3 graduate credits
Teaching Math Online Courses and Math Specialist Certificate
You may enroll in individual courses for professional development or to renew a license or complete four courses if you are pursuing the Math Specialist Graduate Certificate. The courses are approved electives in the Master of Science in Education degree program.
EDUC 648 Math Assessment for Response to Intervention (RtI)
2 graduate credits *background check required
EDUC 661 Advanced Trends and Issues in PK-5 Mathematics Teaching
3 graduate credits
EDUC 659 Methods of Teaching Middle School Math
Focus on Problem Solving In The Mathematics Classroom (Grades 5-8)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 662 Leadership for Math Specialists
3 graduate credits
EDUC 663 Mathematics Specialist Field Experience
2 graduate credits
Prerequisites: EDUC 648, EDUC 661 or EDUC 659, & EDUC 662, background check
Teaching Writing Online Courses
EDUC 654 Teaching and Assessing Writing Elementary (PK-5)
3 graduate credits
EDUC 653 Teaching and Assessing Writing Middle School-Adult
3 graduate credits