Explore our k-12 Certificates and Endorsements

English as a Second Language Endorsement
A certification program that allows preservice or in-service teachers to increase their pay and marketability by gaining an English as a Second Language Endorsement to their teaching license.
Learn more about the ESL Graduate Certificate
Learn more about the ESL Minor (page coming soon)
ESL Frequently Asked Questions

Literacy Endorsement Certificate
This certificate program allows Wyoming teachers and recent College of Education graduates to gain the reading endorsement from the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB).

Graduate Certificate in Teaching Elementary Education
The UW teaching elementary school certificate prepares you to teach grades K-6 with a Wyoming teaching certificate. Plus, you can apply 12 credit hours toward a UW master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.

Graduate Certificate in Teaching Secondary Education
The UW teaching secondary content certificate prepares you to qualify for a Wyoming teaching certificate and begin your career as a middle or high school teacher. (Your coursework can also be applied—12 credit hours—to a UW master’s degree in curriculum and instruction.)