Graduate Certificates and Endorsements

Expand Your Knowledge as an Educator

Point Park's School of Education offers graduate certificates, graduate endorsements and an ABCTE program, all designed with flexible schedules and sensitivity to the needs of working students. Even with your busy schedule, we'll get you the classes and the student teaching time you need to become a certified teacher.

PDE Graduate Certificate Programs

We offer the following graduate certificate programs in accordance with the specified standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

• Instructional Technology Specialist Certification (fully online only)
• Principal K-12 PA Certification (fully online only)
• Reading Specialist K-12 PA Certification (fully online only)
• Superintendent Letter of Eligibility PA Certification (fully online only)

PDE Endorsement Programs

We offer the following 12-credit endorsement programs in accordance with the specified standards of the Pennsylvania Department of Education. Endorsements indicate knowledge in new and emerging areas where formal certification does not exist.

• Artificial Intelligence Endorsement Beginning Spring 2026
• Integrative STEM Education Endorsement (fully online only)
• Online Instruction Endorsement (fully online only)
• Social, Emotional and Behavioral Wellness Endorsement of Students in PreK-12 

Point Park Certificate Program in AI

New in Spring 2026, Point Park is pleased to offer a certificate program in artificial intelligence, especially for non-educators. This 12-credit certificate is designed to prepare you to interact with AI in your field, whatever that may be.

ABCTE Program

Point Park University is the only Pennsylvania Department of Education-recognized institution in Pennsylvania that offers an American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence (ABCTE) program.

ABCTE is a nonprofit organization dedicated to putting qualified professionals in the classroom through a state-approved alternative teacher certification program. All candidates in Point Park's ABCTE Program must possess an undergraduate degree from an accredited college or university prior to initiating the ABCTE program.

Tuition Discount

Point Park's tuition discount is offered for certificate and master's degree education programs. 

For more details on tuition and fees at Point Park, please visit our tuition and fees page.