Children's Literature Advanced Certificate

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to develop capacity for creative expression.

2. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to apply conventions of written expression focused on YA, Middle Grade, or Picture Book format.

3. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to demonstrate editing, revising, and proofreading skills.

4. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to connect to literary, cultural, ethical, and professional contexts within the YA, Middle Grade, and Picture Book formats.

5. Upon completion of the degree, students should be able to complete one publishable YA or middle grade manuscript, or for chapter and picture book writers, three to five submission-ready manuscripts.

SUCCESS RATES

87.8%

4-year graduation rate

1.04

Avg. years to degree

MEDIAN EARNINGS

N/A

10 years after graduation

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5 years after graduation

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1 year after graduation

PLACEMENT2 years after graduation

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Working in New York

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Continuing Education

Notes

Completion rates: the percent of students entering the certificate program any time during the academic year and completing by May 31 four years later. Methodology adheres to guidelines from the AAU Data Exchange doctoral completion rates and means that spring entrants have less time to complete. Average of ten most recent reporting years (2014-15 through 2023-24). Years to certificate: the average number of years it takes a student to complete the selected program. Average of the three most recent completion years (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23). Earnings: SUNY Employment Outcomes Dashboard. Data Forthcoming. Working in NY State: SUNY Employment Outcomes Dashboard. Data Forthcoming.