Upon successful completion of your Savvas Learning Company PD experience, simply invest time reflecting on your learnings, research and relevant readings. As a student, your course practicum requirements will consist of developing a time log that documents the time and hours that you invested into completing your course requirements. The specific requirements concerning your time log are based on how many credits you decide to register for your course. Each credit registered will require 15 hours of participation listed on your time log. 

1 credit = 15 hours

2 credits = 30 hours

3 credits = 45 hours 

4 credits = 60 hours

Suggested Savvas Learning Company-inspired activities and projects to include in your time log:

Time spent in a Savvas Learning workshop or webinar attendance, reading additional Savvas Learning Company coursework books or articles, watching additional video sessions, and/or modifying inspired strategies to be used for your classroom or program.

Other eligible activities include development or revision of classroom curriculum to include Savvas Learning Company strategies and learnings: rubrics, lesson plans, educational games, learning activities, PowerPoint presentations, video presentations, worksheets, educational websites, classroom visuals, classroom assignments and projects, learning centers, anchor charts, assessments, teacher-created books, physical education activities, self-evaluation/reflection reports, technology-related activities, storytelling activities, units of study, incorporation of Common Core Standards into Savvas Learning Company activities, mindfulness strategies, etc. 

Whether you spend time brainstorming, researching, reading, typing, writing, watching educational videos and films for ideas, constructing visuals, or putting together new curriculum and rubrics, you are able to document all the professional time you have invested in applying Savvas Learning Company strategies and concepts into your classroom and teaching. 

Specifically designed for busy teachers like you, you will get up to 6 months to submit coursework requirements, and extensions are always granted upon request. Opportunities are available across all teaching grade levels, disciplines, and subjects or topics. The overall course objective is aimed at implementing the best practices of education while meeting educational standards set by your school district or state.   

Completed courses are letter graded and will appear on an Official Transcript from University of the Pacific, Benerd College. 

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 information was reviewed and approved.

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 re-certification.  The credits are acceptable where local districts approve and applicable to state licensing where authorized. We always encourage that you 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).