Details: Mentoring and Coaching, Graduate Certificate

This 12-credit-hour certificate consists of two required courses and additional approved electives chosen by the student. The required courses and potential areas of elective study are: 

• Mentoring and Coaching: Transformational Relationships (required)
• Mentoring and Coaching: Metacognitive Practice (required)
• Change, Creativity and Innovation
• Learning Theory and Curriculum Design
• Instructional Theory
• Instructional Leadership: Professionalism and Collaboration

Depending on their chosen courses, students who earn the certificate may be able to apply some certificate courses toward a M.Ed. in Educational Psychology from the Department of Intervention Services and Leadership in Education or toward an Ed.D. in Educational Psychology with a focus on Mentoring and Coaching.

There are two paths to admission to the program:

• For those already enrolled in graduate school, simply complete the Declaration of Intent to Pursue a Certificate Form.
• Prospective students should apply using the Graduate School application for admission.