Community College Teaching Graduate Certificate Program

The College of Education’s Adult and Higher Education (ACCE) and Mathematics, Science, and Technology Education (MSTE) departments have teamed together to offer the Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching. The program offers knowledge and skills necessary to design and deliver course-related content through technology-enhanced learning environments for faculty who teach in both the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) related areas, as well as in other content areas offered in higher education. The courses developed for the graduate certificate will enhance faculty abilities in both online and classroom environments. This program was initiated through the funding of the Advanced Technological Education Division of the National Science Foundation.

Past participants have noted the significant impact of this certificate program and these courses on their reframing of how they design their instructional work, in their ability to identify different instructional and evaluation strategies, and in their efforts to be effective in both an in-class and on-line instructional environments.

Admissions:

Academic Requirements: applicants must

• be a graduate of an accredited four-year college, and have a GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4-point scale in the last 60 credit hours of undergraduate study.
• be currently employed either full-time or part-time as a faculty member at a community college.

We also have found that successful students have committed at least 10 hours a week of engagement in readings, online discussions, and written work for this course. These courses have expectations for adequate performance in graduate credit courses. Thus, the certificate course credit is transferable to other graduate program opportunities.

Academic Performance: Award of Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching requires a minimum overall GPA of 3.0 (B). None of the courses may be taken for credit only. No transfer credits from other institutions are allowed for the Certificate. All cohort students must be registered through NC STATE. All students in this program must take one course per semester following the curriculum outline ( Curriculum).

Applying for the Graduate Certificate in Community College Teaching: Applicants should apply to the GCCT program, as described below, to be evaluated by a designated Admissions Committee for acceptance.

To apply, interested applicants should submit:

• Transcripts from all institutions from which you received a degree
• Current resume
• Application Form

Mail To:
NC State University
Dr. Duane Akroyd
Department of Adult and Higher Education
310 Poe Hall, Campus Box 7801
Raleigh, NC 27695-7801

For more information please contact:

Dr. Duane Akroyd
Phone: (919) 515-1745
Fax: (919) 515-6305
Email: duane_akroyd@ncsu.edu

Dr. Ted Branoff
Phone: (919) 515-1747
Email:ted_branoff@ncsu.edu

Website: http://ced.ncsu.edu/ccteachonline