College Teaching Certificate
This certificate program targets faculty (full-time and adjuncts), graduate students who wish to become professors, college instructors, academic advisors, and other individuals who are teaching or want to teach in post-secondary settings.
Objectives
Students will:
- gain knowledge of pedagogical approaches
- experience and demonstrate effective teaching skills
- connect institutional and departmental missions as well as disciplinary norms
- foster ethical behaviors and professional standards
- understand the complexities of the academic profession
- identify emerging trends in college teaching excellence
- participate in professional forums as a means to enhance knowledge and practice of effective teaching
Admission Requirements
- Hold a baccalaureate degree from an accredited university
- At the baccalaureate level, have earned a cumulative grade point average (GPA) in all courses of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| T&L 539 | College Teaching | 3 |
| T&L 548 | The Professoriate | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | ||
| HE 544 | Assessment in Higher Education | 3 |
| T&L 545 | Adult Learners | 3 |
| T&L 552 | Online Teaching Practice Innovation | 3 |
| Total Credits | 12 | |