Office of International Programs

College of Education

Professional Education Certificates

Professional Education Certificate Programs

Teachers and administrators of the 21st century are continually looking for opportunities for professional development. Our Certificate programs were designed with this fact in mind. As an alternative to completing a Degree program, teachers and administrators can complete four courses towards a Certificate of Completion.

Course Work
Students may receive a Professional Education Certificate by taking a minimum of four courses in a specialty area as a stand-alone certificate. Listed below are the four options:

1. International Counseling (12 credit hours)

  • CPsy 436 Culture-Centered Career Intervention
  • CPsy 442 Counseling and Therapeutic Approaches
  • CPsy 452 Current Issues in Counseling: Facilitating Healthy Adjustment
  • CPsy 453 Current Issues in Counseling: Building Healthy Communities

Course Descriptions

2. Special Education (12 credit hours)

  • SpEd 410 Academic and Curricular Strategies for Individuals with Disabilities
  • SpEd 430 Advanced Seminar: Special Education in Global Education
  • SpEd 444 Classroom Management
  • SpEd 330 Special Topics in SpEd: Programs for Gifted & Talented

Course Descriptions

3. Teaching English as a Second Language (TESOL) (12 credit hours)

  • Educ 419 Second Language Acquisition (SLA) Theory
  • Educ 421 Intercultural Communication
  • Educ 422 Theory and Practice for Second Language Learning
  • Educ 423 Second Language Assessment

Course Descriptions

4. Teaching Leadership (15 credit hours)

  • EdL 400 Organizational Leadership & Change Management
  • EdL 420 Data Based Decision Making
  • EdL 463 Designing Systems of Action
    - or - Educ 403 Research
  • Educ 471 Diversity & Multicultural Perspectives

Course Descriptions

Academic Program Timeline

Subject to the program of your interest, courses are offered online during the fall and spring semesters and on-site during the summer, subject to scheduling. Please contact the Office of International Programs at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for course schedule information.