Graduate Certificate in Post-Secondary Teaching Curriculum & Admission Requirements
Program structure
Coursework
The certificate consists of one course from each of four course areas: fundamentals of college teaching, college student development, digital pedagogy, and approved electives. Coursework will draw on research on effective teaching from the disciplines of education, psychology and instructional design in order to inform educational pedagogy.
Course Requirements
This is a 12 credit hour certificate, open only to current KU students, consisting of 4 courses:
1.) A course in fundamentals of college teaching
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2.) A course in college student development
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3.) A course in instructional technology / digital pedagogy
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4.) An elective course
*A discipline-specific pedagogy course
*A course in adult learning or cognition
Graduate Admission
Applicants must have a bachelor’s degree with at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Meeting minimum admission standards does not guarantee admission to the program.
Application Deadlines
Dec. 16, 2024
Spring semester application deadline
May 1, 2025
Summer semester application deadline
Aug. 1, 2025
Fall semester application deadline
Admission & Curriculum Resources
The online application is designed to give you the ability to submit all supporting documents in one form. We invite you to explore our graduate degree information, review our student resources, and learn more on our knowledgeable faculty and the vibrant community of Lawrence, Kansas.
Program Faculty
Dallas Doane
Associate Professor of the Practice (ELPS), Masters of Higher Education Administration Program Coordinator
Jaclyn Dudek
Assistant Professor, Curriculum & Teaching, Assistant Research Professor, Achievement & Assessment Institute
Zak Foste
Associate Professor
Dr. Lauri Lee Herrmann-Ginsberg
Teaching Professor
Meagan M. Patterson
Professor
Lisa Ellen Wolf-Wendel
Interim Department Chair of Educational Leadership & Policy Studies, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies in the School of Education & Human Sciences, Roy A. Roberts Distinguished Professor