Curriculum
The Postsecondary Teaching graduate certificate is a 12-credit certificate. All students seeking the certificate must take HGED 5610, College Teaching, which reviews educational theories, methods, and strategies for improving college instruction. The additional 9 credits may be taken from a list of approved courses.
List of approved courses
Minimum of 3 credits of a teaching methodology course. Options include:
- AGEDS 5200, Instructional Methods for Adult and Higher Education in Ag Ed
- EDUC 5330, Learning Theories
- CHEM 5550, Teaching College Chemistry
- ENGL 5000, Teaching Multimodal Composition
- PSYCH 6330, Teaching of Psychology
- VPTH 5300, Teaching and Learning in Veterinary Medical Education
- Other teaching methodology courses approved by the GCPE administrator
Minimum of 3 credits of an approved teaching practicum
- GRST 5870: PFF Teaching Practicum supervised by PFF staff and departmental faculty mentor (requires admission to the PFF program)
- Other post-secondary teaching practicum offered at ISU (i.e., XXXX 590).
Minimum of 3 credits of an elective course
- GRST 5850: Preparing Future Faculty Introductory Seminar
- GRST 5860: Preparing Future Faculty Intermediate Seminar
- GRST 5880: Preparing Future Faculty Special Topics
Other courses not on this list but focusing on post-secondary learning and teaching will be considered by the director of the certificate for approval on the program of study.