Equity and Advocacy in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate

Program Coordinator: Angela Novak (311 Speight Building; 1-252-328-6649; novaka17@ecu.edu)

The certificate prepares pre-service and in-service educators at the undergraduate level to be teacher-leaders and advocates for equity. Coursework provides a strong base in gifted and talented pedagogy, embedded with diversity, equity, belongingness, and social justice. Consideration is given issues of equity in race/ethnicity, exceptionality, place, economics, and identity within the context of gifted and talented education.

Eligibility for a teaching license is not required to pursue the ECU-granted Equity and Advocacy in Gifted and Talented Education Certificate. The certificate is open to any qualified undergraduate candidate interested in learning more about equitable gifted and talented education.

The successful completion of the four required Academically and Intellectually Gifted (AIG) add-on courses (GIFT 4000, 4100, 4200, 4300) enables teachers that hold or are eligible for a North Carolina (NC) professional educator’s license to petition the NC Department of Public Instruction (DPI) for an AIG K-12 add-on to their license.

Successful completion requires a grade of C or higher in all five required courses.

The certificate requires 15 s.h. as follows:

Required courses:

Admissions Information

This undergraduate certificate considers both degree-seeking and certificate-seeking students for admissions. To read more about ECU’s Certificate Requirements Policy, click here.

If you have questions about this certificate, please reach out to the program coordinator or director.