Education Graduate Certificates
Evaluation and Assessment Certificate
Overview:
The School of Education 15-credit Evaluation and Assessment certificate prepares professionals in the public and private sector to evaluate and assess program outcomes in educational, non-profit and for profit sectors. This certificate allows students to focus on both evaluation and assessment and will be particularly valuable to professionals from public and private sector, who are interested in examining programmatic outcomes, and educators and school administrators, who wish to enhance their assessment capabilities.
This Program is available entirely online.
Suggested Degree Pathway for the Graduate Certificate in Evaluation and Assessment
Curriculum:
| Required Courses
Four (4) Required Courses from the following list (12 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| EDUC.6076 | Data Management and Visualization (quantitative) | 3 |
| EDUC.7040 | Qualitative Research | 3 |
| EDUC.6240 EDUC.7090 | Assessment of Learning OR
Measurement & Evaluation | 3 |
| EDUC.6423 | Program Evaluation | 3 |
| EDUC.XXXX | Elective (One elective from the list below) | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
| Elective Courses
One (1) Required Course from the following list (3 credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| EDUC.5280 | Assessment of Reading and language Disabilities | 3 |
| EDUC.7101 | Qualitative Research: Advanced Topics in Analysis | 3 |
| EDUC.7130 | Research Writing Seminar | 3 |
| EDUC.7430 | Program Evaluation: Advanced Topics | 3 |
| EDUC.5590 | Introduction to Education Special Topics | 3 |
| EDUC.5593 | Research and Evaluation or analysis course as approved by advisor | 3 |
| XXXX.XXXX | Or other methodology or analysis course as approved by advisor | 3 |
Total number of credits required for the certificate = 15 Credits
Graduate Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Educators
To earn the Graduate Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Educators, students complete 12 credits from courses that explore issues related to equity, social justice and inclusive classroom practice. Urban schools, on average, serve a wider range of students from racially, ethnically and linguistically diverse backgrounds than their suburban or rural counterparts. Such diversity is a great strength for urban schools. Yet it also presents a challenge, not only because schools must be responsive to a broader range of backgrounds and experiences, but also because the most socially and economically marginalized students in our society are overrepresented in urban schools where the vast majority of educators are white and monolingual. In these contexts it is particularly important for educators to practice responsive and inclusive approaches to pedagogy and to be critically aware of how education–as part of a broader system of power–has historically emphasized the deficits of students rather than their strengths.
The courses for the certificate program are at the same level as master’s program curriculum and can count towards the M.Ed. degree in Curriculum and Instruction if the student wishes to continue beyond the certificate program and is admitted to the M.Ed. program.
This program is available entirely online.
Suggested Degree Pathway for the Graduate Certificate in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Educators
Curriculum:
| Required Core Courses
Three (3) Required Courses form the following list (9 credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| EDUC.6300 | Educating Diverse Populations | 3 |
| EDUC.5101 | Foundations of Social Justice Education | 3 |
| EDUC.5102 | Critical Literacies | 3 |
| Sub Total | 9 | |
| Elective Courses
One (1) Required Course from the following list (3 Credits) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| EDUC.5043 | Methods of Teaching Students with Moderate Disabilities - Secondary | 3 |
| EDUC.5021 | Issues, Mandates and Ethics in Special Education | 3 |
| EDUC.5270 | Language Acquisition | 3 |
| EDUC.XXXX | Another course with approval of advisor | 3 |
| Sub Total | 3 | |
Total number of credits required for the certificate = 12 Credits