AI in K-12 Education Certificate
Bring artificial intelligence into your classroom, responsibly and effectively, with 映画传媒 Valley College's online AI in K-12 Education Certificate. Built for working teachers, this 12-credit graduate certificate shows you how to use AI tools to design better learning experiences and guide students to use AI. All courses earn Pennsylvania Act 48 credit, and the certificate stacks into LVC's Master of Education.
The AI in K-12 Education Certificate at 映画传媒 Valley College is a 12-credit, four-course graduate certificate for K-12 educators, taught fully online in accelerated 7-week terms. It builds practical, ethical skills for using AI in the classroom, earns Pennsylvania Department of Education Act 48 continuing-education credit, and all 12 credits stack into LVC’s Master of Education.
It aligns with Pennsylvania’s . The graduate certificate costs $784 per credit hour, making the total cost about $8,976.
AI is moving into K-12 classrooms quickly, and districts increasingly expect educators to use it well and teach students to use it responsibly. This certificate gives you a recognized graduate credential in exactly that skill set, earns Act 48 credit toward your Pennsylvania certification maintenance, and can be applied toward a full Master of Education.
For Pennsylvania educators, it also aligns with the state’s emerging AI endorsement framework, so you build in-demand classroom skills and a formal credential at once.
Admission Requirements
Applicants who possess a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited U.S. college or university will be considered for admission pending a review of the following requirements:
- Complete an聽online application.
- A current professional r茅sum茅 or CV.
- A personal statement (maximum 500 words) focused on how the applicant will benefit from the degree program or an admission interview a program staff member.
- After submitting your application, you will be able to choose your preferred option in the Graduate Application Portal.
- Provide official transcripts from your undergraduate college or university showing a recommended minimum college GPA of 3.00 (on a 4.0 scale).
- Bachelor鈥檚 degree required to begin coursework.
- Institutions outside of the United States must be recognized as a degree-granting institution in its home country. A course-by-course evaluation of all foreign university transcripts by an independent service based in the United States is required.聽World Education Services (WES)聽and聽SpanTran Evaluation Services聽are two suggested evaluators. Please have your official evaluation sent directly to 映画传媒 Valley College.
Application materials can be uploaded in the Graduate Application Portal, submitted to聽graduateadmission@lvc.edu, or mailed to:
Graduate Admission
映画传媒 Valley College
101 N. College Ave.
Annville, PA 17003
We strongly encourage you to complete your application at least two weeks before your desired start. If you are within two weeks of when you would like to begin the program, don鈥檛 hesitate to contact graduateadmission@lvc.edu for assistance, and we will do our best to accommodate you.
Frequently Asked Questions
At LVC, you complete the online AI in K-12 Education Certificate, a 12-credit graduate certificate taught in 7-week terms. It builds practical, ethical classroom AI skills, earns Pennsylvania Act 48 credit, and can stand alone or stack into the Master of Education.
Yes. The certificate is 100% asynchronous, delivered fully online in accelerated 7-week terms with multiple start dates a year, so working teachers can complete it around a full teaching schedule.
For teachers, yes. AI is entering K-12 classrooms fast, and this certificate gives you a recognized graduate credential in classroom AI, earns Act 48 credit, aligns with Pennsylvania’s AI endorsement framework, and applies toward a Master of Education.
You will build AI literacy, learn to apply AI tools to instruction and assessment, balance automation with human judgment, support inclusive and accessible learning, and guide students to use AI responsibly.
The certificate is 12 credits (4 courses) in 7-week terms, so most educators finish in under a year. The certificate costs $748 per credit, about $8,976 total.
All courses earn Pennsylvania Act 48 continuing-education credit. The certificate aligns with the state’s AI endorsement framework, and LVC’s program is pending PDE endorsement approval.
Current K-12 teachers and other educators who want practical, ethical skills for using AI in the classroom, Act 48 credit, and a graduate credential that can stack into a full Master of Education.