CSJED - Social Justice Education Graduate Certificate

The purpose of this 15-credit hour program, offered through the Department of  Educational Leadership , is to prepare individuals to integrate theoretical and pedagogical aspects of social justice education in formal and informal educational settings at local, national, and international levels.

Students applying to the K-State Graduate Certificate Program in Social Justice Education (SJE) must be admitted to the K-State Graduate School. A student with a bachelor's degree or in the final year of completing the degree is expected to have a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 from an accredited institution to be admitted to the certificate program.

The 15-credit SJE certificate program focuses on the integration of foundational, theoretical, and practical aspects of social justice in educational settings, with social justice education theory-to-practice as central to the program. The certificate is based on the concept that social justice education is an ongoing, contextual process that impacts inequitable social, economic, and political systems through critical examination and intentional advocacy.

This certificate may connect with one or more master degree programs. At the recommendation of the academic program, students may apply credits earned through this graduate certificate completion towards a graduate program at Kansas State University, provided that all Graduate School policies are fulfilled.