12-credit hour graduate certificate
The “Preparing Future Faculty” Graduate Certificate in College Teaching and Career Preparation requires a minimum of 12 credit hours. A six-course series of Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) seminar courses is the core of this 12-credit hour graduate certificate curriculum. The six one-credit hour seminar courses are graded on a credit/no credit basis and are offered over four semesters, with a new cohort beginning each Fall semester. Students in the PFF Seminar courses not only refine their teaching skills, but also explore the opportunities at, and differences among, a variety of institutions of higher education — public, private, 2-year and 4-year. For the remaining six credits of the certificate program, students complete a 3-credit hour theoretical teaching practicum course, EDUC-C&I 5640, plus one of the following 3 credit hour courses as approved by the graduate certificate program Director: EDUC-R&P 5639 OR EDUC-UL 5556.
All courses are taught completely online, with 3 on-campus PFF lecture sessions in both the Fall and Spring semesters that can be attended face-to-face or via distance education technology.
| Course Number | Course Title | Credit Hours | Semester/Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| SGS 5651A | Preparing Future Faculty I | 1 | FS2022 |
| SGS 5651B | Preparing Future Faculty II | 1 | SP2023 |
| SGS 5652A | Preparing Future Faculty III | 1 | SP2023 |
| SGS 5652B | Preparing Future Faculty IV | 1 | FS2023 |
| SGS 5653A | Preparing Future Faculty V | 1 | FS2023 |
| SGS 5653B | Preparing Future Faculty VI | 1 | SP2024 |
| Elective Course | EDRP 5639 Educational Psychology: Focus on Teaching in Higher Education (offered summer semester) -or- EDUL 5556 The College Student (offered fall semester) |
3 | |
| Teaching Practicum Course | EDCI 5640 Curriculum and Teaching for the College Classroom | 3 | SU2023 |
Students must maintain a cumulative 3.0 graduate GPA while enrolled and receive no grade below a B- in courses applied to the certificate program.
The program is designed to be completed in two consecutive years, starting in the Fall semester. Students who need longer to complete the 12 credit hour course requirements have 3 years maximum to complete the Graduate Certificate Program in College Teaching and Career Preparation.