Dec 05, 2025

2006-2007 Graduate Catalog

2006-2007 Graduate Catalog [NOTE!!!! THIS IS AN ARCHIVED CATALOG. FOR THE CURRENT CATALOG, GO TO CATALOG.NIU.EDU]

Environmental Education

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Certificate of Graduate Study

This certificate is designed for teachers and other educators who want to gain additional competencies which will enable them to design and implement environmental education programs in schools or other, non-formal education settings. Students seeking this certificate must file an application with the faculty of outdoor teacher education and develop a program of studies with a faculty adviser.

Requirements (15)

TLCI 520 - Environmental Quality Education Credits: 3
TLCI 534 - Integrating Community Resources Into Curriculum and Instruction Credits: 3
TLCI 551 - Environmental Education Theory and Practice Credits: 3

Two of the following (6)

TLCI 500 - Curriculum, Instruction, and the Community Credits: 3
TLCI 522 - Teaching Environmental Ethics Credits: 3
TLCI 525 - Teaching Physical Science in the Outdoors Credits: 3
TLCI 526 - Teaching Natural Science in the Outdoors Credits: 3
TLCI 544 - Teaching Energy Alternatives and Energy Conservation Credits: 3
TLCI 586 - Internship. Credits: 1 to 12
D. Internship: Environmental Education Credits: 3