Online certificate in College Teaching
The Graduate School, in conjunction with the Center for Teaching Excellence, offers a twelve-credit graduate program designed to enhance the effectiveness of college teaching. All classes and courses needed to earn this graduate certificate in college teaching are available electronically. No formal face-to-face classes are required.
Possessing the requisite graduate degree(s), the interest, and the research experience in an academic discipline may no longer be sufficient for success as a college-level professor. Today's faculty members must possess a set of skills and understandings specific to effective teaching in a learner-centered environment: they have to know how students learn, how to design courses to enhance that learning, how to interact effectively with students, and how to assess teaching and learning. This program is designed to help faculty and graduate students learn and sharpen these skills and to broaden their knowledge base in the scholarship of college teaching.
As with UNH's campus-based programs in College Teaching, all courses in the Online Graduate Certificate program are based on the latest research and scholarship in the field of college teaching. The curriculum offers a rich blend of teaching and learning theory, a comprehensive overview of the current best teaching practices in higher education, and practical strategies for applying what is learned.
Two tracks are available--a track for experienced college and university faculty and a track for individuals preparing for an academic career, such as doctoral and post-doctoral students.
Doctoral students in psychology should note that UNH has led national efforts in the Preparing Future Faculty (PFF) initiative sponsored by the American Psychological Association. We have developed and field-tested a specific introductory course--Preparing to Teach a Course in Psychology (GRAD 980). This course can be substituted for Foundations in College Teaching (GRAD 940). Psychology doctoral students interested in obtaining the UNH Graduate Certificate in College Teaching complete GRAD 980, GRAD 941, GRAD 942, GRAD 961, and GRAD 965 (for course descriptions click here). They then complete GRAD 990 as their capstone.
To see some of our students' comments about the program, click here.
Program Requirements
Formal admission into the certificate program is necessary, based upon prior education and professional experience. A total of 12 graduate credits from our College Teaching curriculum are required. Five 2-credit courses are used to develop core competencies; all students then complete a capstone experience for an additional 2 credits. For a complete listing of courses, click here.
Tuition
The Division of Continuing Education tuition rates* for the 2008-09 academic year are:
$333 per credit, NH residents
$367 per credit, nonresidents
In addition, there is a $20 registration fee per course and a $14.50 technology fee.
*These rates apply to students who take courses prior to matriculation in the Graduate Certificate program.
Once you are accepted into the program, regular Graduate School tuition rates apply. See: http://www.unh.edu/business-services/tuitfees.html
TO APPLY
To download an application form, go to: http://www.gradschool.unh.edu/home/forms.html. Click on Application for Certificate Program.
CONTACT US
For further information call (603) 862-0233 or e-mail teaching.excellence@unh.edu.