Equity-Centered Teaching and Learning, Graduate Certificate

The Graduate Certificate in Equity-Centered Teaching and Learning is a 12-credit graduate certificate that aims at providing adult educators with transformative teaching and learning approaches to issues related to diversity and equity in adult learning environments. Courses will help prepare adult educators to understand how diversity and equity relate to learning theories and pedagogy. Our approach to diversity and equity will cover the intersections of disability, race, gender, sexual orientation, social class, and poverty and draws on interdisciplinary research in education.

Admission Requirements, Retention & Termination Standards

• Undergraduate degree with cumulative GPA of 2.7 or higher from an accredited institution.
•  Master's degree in student's teaching-related discipline with a cumulative GPA of 2.7 or current enrollment in a master's degree program.
• Official transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate schools you have attended.
• Current resumé identifying training, experience, and professional accomplishments.
• A one-page personal statement addressing 1) what courses or discipline you work in or intend to teach in; 2) your interest in pursuing the Graduate Certificate in Equity-Centered Teaching and Learning as it relates to your professional goals.
• Applicants must meet the requirements for admission to Graduate Studies.

Students may utilize certificate courses (a maximum of twelve (12) semester credits) to meet program requirements for other degrees, allowing for a concurrent awarding of both a degree and an earned certificate. Students must be accepted into both a degree program and the certificate option to obtain both options and work with their advisor to determine appropriate courses and eligibility. Students may also enroll in the certificate option alone.

Individuals interested in teaching and in post-secondary education settings should know that to be eligible to teach at a community college , they must first earn a master's degree in an academic discipline and have completed a minimum of 18 graduate credit hours in each discipline that they hope to teach. Individuals hoping to teach at a four-year institution typically must earn at least a master's degree to teach undergraduate students and a doctoral degree to teach graduate students. In addition, some professional programs at a four-year institution require 18 graduate credit hours in the academic discipline. This Graduate Certificate in Equity-Centered Teaching and Learning is not a substitute for any of the above noted educational requirements.

 

Program Requirements

Required Courses (12 hours)

HED 680	Foundations of Teaching College and Adult Learners	3(3-0)
HED 681	Teaching with Technology in College and Adult Learning Settings	3(3-0)
HED 682	Course Design and Assessment in College and Adult Learning Settings	3(3-0)
HED 685	Special Topics in Equity Centered Teaching and Learning	1-3(Spec)

Total: 12 semester hours