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

2.) A course in college student development

3.) A course in instructional technology / digital pedagogy

4.) An elective course

Educational Psychology: EPSY 807, EPSY 836, EPSY 837

French: FREN 704

History: HIST 807

Journalism: JMC 806

Music: MEMT 915, MTHC 830, MTHC 840, and performance pedagogy courses

Psychology: PSYC 723

Spanish: SPAN 801

Special Education: SPED 958

Social Welfare: SW 987

*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.

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