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Graduate-Level Semester Credit

Graduate-Level Semester Units/Credits

University of the Pacific is pleased to offer graduate-level semester units of credit for completing coursework with Elevate Education Consulting. Dedicated to assisting educators and teachers across the nation, our professional development course options are designed to be practical, meaningful, and affordable. At only $62 per semester credit, opportunities for credit-approved courses with Elevate Education Consulting and University of the Pacific are available to all current (ongoing) and past Elevate Education Consulting class participants.

Participating in a professional development opportunity with Elevate Education Consulting and University of the Pacific will provide you with a convenient and cost-effective way of earning credit within a timeframe that works best for your schedule.

Grades & Transcripts

An Official Transcript with your final course grade(s) is available from Pacific upon successful completion of course requirements. The course ending date that will appear on your transcript will reflect the date your completed course was reviewed and graded. Completed courses are letter graded and will appear on an Official Transcript from University of the Pacific – Benerd College. 

About the Credits & Pacific

The credits offered are post-baccalaureate, graded, graduate-level semester units of credit, provided directly through the University of the Pacific – Benerd College. They are specifically designed to meet the needs of educators for salary advancement and recertification.  The credits are acceptable where local districts approve and applicable to state licensing where authorized. We always encourage you to check with your employer for acceptability of these credits. Course participants are responsible to determine acceptability of these credits for their intended use. Each graduate-level semester credit/unit is equivalent to 15 hours of academic involvement. 

 

University of the Pacific, established in 1851, is California’s oldest private chartered university and is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

For over 4 years, University of the Pacific-Benerd College has partnered with Elevate Education Consulting to provide graduate-level semester credit to educators, administrators, counselors, and teachers across the nation.

UOP Benefits:

How It Works:

Complete a credit-approved professional development experience with Elevate Education Consulting.
Please note: Elevate Education Consulting fees are paid separately from the university credit tuition fees. Pay only $62 per semester credit to University of the Pacific.
Register for the corresponding UOP course (see below).
After completion of your Elevate Education Consulting training/program, register for university credit and fulfill coursework requirements based on what you learned. Simply invest time reflecting on your learnings, research, and relevant readings. You will be required to develop and submit a time log that documents the time and hours that you invested into completing your course requirements. The specific time log requirements are based on how many credits you decide to register for your course. Each credit registered will require 15 hours of participation documented in your time log.
Earn Graduate-Level Credit on an Official Transcript from University of the Pacific - Benerd College.
After your documentation has been reviewed and approved, your course grades will be posted at University of the Pacific - Benerd College. An Official Transcript is available upon completion of course requirements with Elevate Education Consulting.
Register today... 
It's simple!

Registration is quick and easy. Simply choose the course that corresponds to your professional development experience at Elevate Education Consulting. At checkout, you will be able to select how many graduate-level credits you want to earn for your course.

Course Title

Course NumberCreditsTuition Fee

Enrollment

Beginner Spanish

EDUP 9533

1-3

$62/credit

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Intermediate Spanish

EDUP 9534

1-3

$62/credit

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Beginner French

EDUP 9535

1-3

$62/credit

Register Here

Advanced Beginner French

EDUP 9536

1-3

$62/credit

Register Here

Intermediate French

EDUP 9537

1-3

$62/credit

Register Here

ADVANCED FRENCH

EDUP 9538

1-3

$62/credit

Register Here

Beginner Chinese

EDUP 9539

1-3

$62/credit

Register Here

Advanced Beginner/Intermediate Chinese

EDUP 9540

1-3

$62/credit

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French for French Teachers

EDUP 9328

1-3

$62/credit

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German for German Teachers

EDUP 9330

1-3

$62/credit

Registration Open

Spanish for Spanish Teachers

EDUP 9331

1-3

$62/credit

Registration Open

Teaching with Comprehensible Input (Level 1) The Why, What and How

EDUP 9040

1-4

$62/credit

Registration Open

Teaching with Comprehensible Input (Level 2) Taking Your Skills Next Level

EDUP 9041

1-4

$62/credit

Registration Open

Teaching with Culturally Responsive Comprehensible Input

EDUP 9042

1-4

$62/credit

Registration Open

Frequently Asked Questions

Online: Click on “REGISTER NOW and select your desired course title(s). At checkout, you will be required to pay with a credit card.

Your coursework can be submitted up to 6 months after registering, and extensions are always granted upon request. You may also submit your coursework earlier if needed. The true course ending date that will appear on your transcript will reflect the date your coursework was received.

UOP’s continuing education course credits/units are acceptable where local districts approve and are applicable to state licensing or salary advancement where authorized. All students are responsible for determining the acceptability of these credits for their intended use.

The University of the Pacific is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Established in 1851, it is the oldest private chartered university in the state of California.

The credits/units offered are post-baccalaureate, graded, graduate level semester credits that are not part of a degree program at University of the Pacific but instead are used for professional growth such as salary advancement and re-certification. 

Yes. You can register at any time once you have completed a workshop, webinar, or in-person professional program session. 

Although we know the value in having a live classroom setting handy, you do not need a classroom to take this course. You will simply develop a plan of action describing how you will implement the strategies that you have learned.

Once your payment has been processed, there are no refunds. We always advise educators to verify that their district will accept the credits prior to enrollment.

Overview of Reflection Paper Requirements

2 Credits = 3-page reflection paper

3 credits = 6-page reflection paper

4 credits = 9-page reflection paper

Type a 3-page, typed, single-spaced reflection paper. The reflection paper will demonstrate your professional development by describing in detail the projects you will create and implement into your educational setting. Try to incorporate the following key points into the structure of your report.

Activities, projects, strategies, or techniques of implementation:
Describe the lesson plan, activity, project, strategy, or technique that you developed and implemented (or plan to implement) as a result of completing your professional development workshop, conference, webinar or course. Be sure to include materials and resources utilized. For example, handouts, video/Power Point presentations, visual aids, props, books, learning strategies, etc. Detail why you chose this idea and how it fits into your professional development needs or those of your learners. Explain the actual process of introducing your project and the methods used for instruction.

Population target–grade level, type of class, groups:
Define the needs and goals of the learners that you designed these ideas for and how they might correlate to their specific needs and/or core objectives. Indicate if these learning methods were designed for special need students, specific groups within a class, developmental ages, etc.

Objectives and goals:
Describe the specific targeted learning objectives and how they related to the goals of your instructional program. Try to correlate the objectives/goals to the specific activity/project you presented. Possibly correlate, when appropriate, the objectives/goals with the Common Core Standards (or your state standards) set for your curriculum.

Evaluation methods utilized:
Describe how you evaluated/will evaluate the success of the projects you developed. What methods or criteria did you use/will you use to assess your achievement of specific goals? 

Overall outcomes and reactions:
Include your personal assessments of how the learning objectives and goals were achieved. What were the reactions of your learners? How would you redesign or change the methods utilized with future utilization of the projects?

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Self-Created Time-Log Sample

Document all the time you spend creating and implementing lesson plans, curriculum, activities, projects, strategies, or techniques inspired by what you learned. Creating your own log gives you the freedom to document all the time and effort you have dedicated to completing your coursework requirements. Your log must be specific and include dates and accomplishments. For each graduate-level credit/unit, you must document 15 hours of academic involvement. All your coursework participation must be away from professionally paid hours and after completion of an Elevate Education Consulting course/workshop/webinar/training.

Date Objective & Goals Times Hours
4/21
Created new curriculum & lessons for upcoming semester
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
6
4/23
Developed new learning activity for my curriculum/lesson plan
7:00 am - 9:00 am
2
4/27
Created PowerPoint/video presentation incorporating new strategies
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
2
5/2
Reviewed workshop materials and wrote draft for reflection paper
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm
2
5/3
Developed new learning activity for lecture
3:15 pm - 4:45 pm
1.5
5/6
Typed 3-page reflection paper discussing new lesson (first credit)
6:00 am - 7:30 am
1.5
Total hours of involvement/participation must meet 15 hours per credit
15

It may be that you require more or less time completing your own personal activities and/or projects, and that’s why we have left it to you to decide how you manage your time. 

 

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