OVERVIEW
The Graduate Certificate in College Teaching is a 12-credit (4-course) sequence designed to help graduate students in a variety of professional settings and disciplines who seek to enhance their understanding of teaching and learning issues for adult learners, particularly at institutions of higher education. Students who participate in the certificate program will have exposure to theory, research, and practice related to the professoriate and to teaching and learning in higher education. The intent of the Graduate Certificate is to assist professionals in responding to the increasingly complex and diversifying social and cultural contexts for adult learners. Students who complete the Certificate will have it listed on their transcripts.
The Graduate Certificate in College Teaching is designed to help you:
Clarify your goals related to student learning
Develop knowledge of and skills for using effective instructional methods
Improve your capacity for assessing student learning
Understand the characteristics of the United States professoriate and what it means to be a member of it.
InfoPlease Note
This certificate is not a credential for teacher certification/licensure.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
A bachelorās degree from a regionally accredited college or university and 18 graduate semester hours in a teaching discipline or professional field (the latter may be earned concurrently with the Certificate)
Acceptance to the certificate program by the Graduate School and department faculty
Minimum Required Hours: 12
APPLICATION PROCESS
Apply to theĀ Graduate School. Ā
Select the Graduate Certificate in College Teaching when applying.
Include your Statement of Purpose focusing on the studentās goals in pursuing a Graduate Certificate in College Teaching.
Time Limit: 4 Years.
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
The Graduate Certificate in College Teaching involves coursework in The United States Professoriate and in College and University Teaching. Moreover, students take an elective related to a specific area of interest. Finally, students participate in a mentored teaching experience. The coursework is as follows:
Required Courses
| Course ID | Course Name |
|---|---|
| AHE 603 | College and University Teaching |
| AHE 602 | Problems in Higher Education: The United States Professoriate |
| AHE 688 | Mentored Teaching in Higher Education |
Choose one elective from the following:
| Course ID | Course Name |
|---|---|
| AHEĀ 503 | Learning w/ Tech in Higher Ed |
| AHEĀ 507 | Student Development Theory I |
| AHEĀ 610Ā | Academic Culture & Learn |
| AHEĀ 644 | Sem Acad Progrm Dev Eval |
| AILĀ 602 | Electric Instruct Design |
| AILĀ 604 | Distance Technologies |
| BEPĀ 672 | Teaching Ed Psych Coll |
| BSCĀ 695 | iSpec Topics Biolog Sc |
| COMĀ 501Ā | Intro Tchng Public Speaking (may repeat 3 times) |
| COMĀ 505 | Intro to Teaching Comm Studies (may repeat 3 times) |
| COMĀ 524Ā | Forensics Pedagogy |
| COMĀ 551 | Instructional Communication |
| FRĀ 512Ā | Practicum Appl Linguist |
| GNĀ 514 | Teaching Methodology |
| HYĀ 600Ā Ā | Teaching History (1 credit hour) |
| JCMĀ 536 | Teaching Multimedia News |
| MATHĀ 591 | Teaching College Math |
| NURĀ 531 | Nsg Fac Roles and Resp |
| NURĀ 532 | Instructional Media for Nursing Education (prerequisite: NUR 531) |
| NURĀ 620 | Curriculum Theory & Practice |
| PYĀ 695 | Teaching Of Psychology |
| SPĀ 502 | Pract Appl Linguistics |
| WSĀ 503 | Teaching Gender & Race |
| or another advisor-approved elective |